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A company recently claimed it revived an extinct species, launching a debate across scientific and conservation communities. By Kiley Price Since time immemorial, animal and plant species have performed an evolutionary dance with the environment around them, developing adaptations to respond to shifts in the climate and landscape. Continue Reading

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Warming temperatures and changing precipitation patterns are helping expand the range of heartworm-carrying mosquitoes and other vectors for diseases that afflict dogs and cats. By Tina Deines Twenty years ago, when veterinarian Colleen Duncan arrived in Fort Collins, Colorado, there were no signs of heartworm in the region’s dogs andContinue Reading

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A novel paper is widening understanding of how species interact within ecosystems via the so-called ‘Internet of Nature.’ The paper reveals that species not only exchange matter and energy but also share vital information that influences behavior, interactions, and ecosystem dynamics — revealing previously hidden characteristics of natural ecosystems., ReadContinue Reading