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Survival of the thickest: Big brains make mammals populations less dense
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Climate warming linked to tree leaf unfolding and flowering growing apart
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Researchers make ‘high vis vests’ to help monitor bee behaviour
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How scientists are using declassified military intelligence photographs to analyse historical ecological change
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Mandatory Biodiversity Net Gain may not deliver the desired outcomes for nature
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Researchers become DNA detectives to gather forensic evidence to aid rhino poaching prosecutions
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More frequent and extreme marine heatwaves likely to threaten starfish
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Characterising wildlife consumers to guide behaviour change efforts provides optimism amid the Asian Songbird Extinction Crisis
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Capturing Ecology – Winning images of British Ecological Society photography competition announced
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Understanding traditional Chinese medicine can help protect species
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Snow Leopard researchers call for ethical standards for wildlife camera trapping
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Stirling research evaluates effectiveness of conservation efforts
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Saving your data together helps bird research
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New knowledge on how climate affects pendulous lichens in northern forests
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