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Mowing urban lawns less intensely increases biodiversity, saves money and reduces pests
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CSUN study demonstrates marine protected areas are most effective in overfished areas
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Young tree swallows carry environmental stress into adulthood
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Often derided as pests, deer and elk can help young Douglas-fir trees under some conditions
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Through the eyes of animals
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Shark nets destructive and ineffective, study finds
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Tiny woodlands are more important than previously thought
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A decade after the predators have gone, Galapagos Island finches are still being spooked
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Emerging through the haze: Moving forward to tackle Indonesia’s fire crisis
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Wildlife disease ecology
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Ant cravings for sugar and salt vary across the U.S.
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New generation insecticide reduces bumblebee egg laying
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Migratory birds are worse off in West Africa
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New study finds ants are darker in rainforest canopies
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