Tag: Biodiversity
We thought we’d find 200 species living in our house and yard. We were very wrong
An ecologist, a mathematician and a taxonomist were locked down together in a suburban house. So they counted all the species of plants and animals they could find.
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7 Dec, 08:00 PM
New unified theory shows how past landscapes drove the evolution of Earth's rich diversity of life
For decades, scientists have tried to uncover the cause of long-term changes in Earth’s biodiversity. New simulations point at geography playing a critical role.
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30 Nov, 12:00 AM
Australia has more native bird species than almost anywhere else. What led to this explosion of diversity?
Our birds are tough. They went through some mean climatic conditions to make Australia home.
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12 Nov, 08:00 PM
We need a single list of all life on Earth – and most taxonomists now agree on how to start
Only after a species is identified and listed by taxonomists can it be protected. Yet we still don’t have one globally agreed-upon list of every species. A new 74-nation survey points to the solution.
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30 Oct, 08:00 PM