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It’s hard not to relate to the little insects that carnivorous plants like the Cape sundew, Venus flytraps and pitcher plants ...
When a wild orangutan in Sumatra recently suffered a facial wound, apparently after fighting with another male, he did something that caught the attention of the scientists observing him. The animal ...
Big animals of the ocean go about their days mostly hidden from view. Scientists know these marine megafauna—such as whales, sharks, seals, turtles and birds—travel vast distances to feed and ...
Plants, animals, and decomposers (bacteria and fungi) return CO2 to the atmosphere through respiration. The movement of carbon through biotic components of the environment is known as the fast ...
WWF-Malaysia’s holistic landscape conservation project in Peninsular Malaysia is dedicated to protecting ...
This worldwide migration has been studied and graphically described by the British ecologist Charles Elton in his recent book “The Ecology of Invasions by Animals and Plants.” During the ...
A Natural History of the Indian Subcontinent: Published in 1997, conservationist and writer Valmik Thapar’s book observes the ...
June 6, 2025 — Scientists have uncovered over 200 new giant viruses lurking in ocean waters that not only help shape marine ecosystems but also manipulate photosynthesis in algae. These massive ...
June 7, 2025 — A massive global collaboration has tracked over 12,000 marine animals from whales to turtles to create one of the most detailed movement maps of ocean giants ever assembled.