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A modelling tool to rapidly predict weed spread risk
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Researchers use drones to weigh whales
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Private boats in the Mediterranean have extremely high potential to spread alien species
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Scientists and key figures develop vision for managing UK land and seas after Brexit
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Breeding songbirds alter their singing behaviour in selectively logged tropical forests
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New study measures how much of corals’ nutrition come from hunting
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Nature documentaries increasingly talk about threats to nature, but still don’t show them
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Wildlife and wind farms: Are British gulls staying safe in the winter sun?
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Flowering wild plants to promote beneficial insects in the field
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New model predicts Painted Lady butterfly migrations based on breeding sites data
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eDNA: a new tool to establish invasive species eradication success
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Using artificial intelligence to track birds’ dark-of-night migrations
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Daisies that close at night have camouflaged petals to protect them from herbivores
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Single event or epidemic? Mating behaviour and movement patterns influence the dynamics of animal diseases
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