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Freshwater ecosystems are threatened by a host of environmental stressors from human activities. Among the most insidious and impactful of these is in...

Newswise — A team of scientists led by the Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) and Appalachian State University used environmental DNA (eDNA) to document the

Scientists raise concerns over private sales of dinosaur skeletons, saying it could hamper their ability to study them.

Europeans like to go on about the innovations colonizers brought to the Americas. But what of the innovations they took away?

Ichthyosaur: Apex predator of the dinosaur-era seas

Ichthyosaurs, marine reptiles that resembled dolphins and could rival blue whales in size, coexisted with dinosaurs.

Ballast water release from ocean vessels has introduced hundreds of invasive species to coastal ecosystems worldwide, causing major disruptions to fisheries and biodiversity. Attempts to control aquatic invasions have met with mixed success in general.

Ballast water release from ocean vessels has introduced hundreds of invasive species to coastal ecosystems worldwide, causing major disruptions to fisheries and biodiversity. Attempts to control aquatic invasions have met with mixed success in genera

Is evolution a rapid process, happening “all around us all the time”? Evolutionists point to an example of the horn size of Alberta bighorn sheep that has decreased due to trophy hunting.

Wild populations must continuously adapt to environmental changes or risk extinction. For more than fifty years, scientists have described instances