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Why orchid bees concoct their own fragrance

Why orchid bees concoct their own fragrance

Hannah Steiner April 15, 2023

"What we didn't know, however, was who was supposed to receive this signal. The females? Or rival males?"

Large-scale peatland restoration necessary for climate and biodiversity

Large-scale peatland restoration necessary for climate and biodiversity

Liang Lan April 15, 2023

In the EU, half of all peatlands have been drained and thus turned into carbon emitters.

Moths are more efficient pollinators than bees, shows new research

Moths are more efficient pollinators than bees, shows new research

Hannah Steiner April 13, 2023

Moths are more efficient pollinators at night than day-flying pollinators such as bees, finds new research.

Indigenous-managed forests in Brazil's Amazon absorb thousands of dangerous pollutants from wildfires

Indigenous-managed forests in Brazil's Amazon absorb thousands of dangerous pollutants from wildfires

Debbie Banks April 08, 2023

Currently, there are 383 recognized Indigenous territories in the Brazilian Legal Amazon, covering more than 1,160,000 square km.

Mountain forests are being lost at an accelerating rate, putting biodiversity at risk, warns study

Mountain forests are being lost at an accelerating rate, putting biodiversity at risk, warns study

Hannah Steiner March 19, 2023

Much of the loss occurred in tropical biodiversity hotspots, putting increasing pressure on threatened species.

UN to try anew to finish treaty protecting the high seas

UN to try anew to finish treaty protecting the high seas

Liang Lan February 21, 2023

At the COP15 conference on biodiversity last year, countries committed themselves to protecting 30% of the world's lands and seas....

Amazon mammals threatened by climate change

Amazon mammals threatened by climate change

Hannah Steiner February 21, 2023

Study reveals impacts of Savannization on Brazilian Amazon land animals.

Songbird species work together to mob predator owls, but only strike when the time is right

Songbird species work together to mob predator owls, but only strike when the time is right

Hannah Steiner January 31, 2023

Future research questions should study how the energetic cost of mobbing impacts the frequency of the behavior.