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Study finds natural, biodiverse forests are more resilient to extreme weather and climate stress than tree plantations.

phys.org
u/ForestBlue46 — 14 hours ago
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New Zealand gave the Whanganui River legal personhood, recognising its rights and protecting its ecosystem through Maori guardianship.

bbc.com
u/Intelligent-Drop7133 — 22 hours ago
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A rare baby sighting could reveal where life begins for world's largest sharks (Article by Matthew Ponsford - BBC)

Excerpt from the first part of the article:

How can a shark the size of a bus remain hidden from human eyes? Where baby whale sharks come into the world is unknown – but a precious newborn is shedding light on the secrets of where life begins for these giant fish.

Saleh Bay on the Indonesian island of Sumbawa is near-perfectly enclosed cove, fed by a narrow channel that draws cool and rich water from the deep ocean. For the island community, this nourishing tide means a bay filled with mackerel and squid that they catch from floating structures, named bagans. 

bbc.com
u/Non-Conventionnel-77 — 2 days ago
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Elon Musk’s AI utopia depends on massive government checks. Tech elites tout ‘universal high income.’ Just don’t ask them who’s paying.

archive.ph
u/Maxcactus — 2 days ago
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From the coasts to the plains, bird flu could threaten not just birds – but their homes

"Conservationists once asked: what is a bird without a tree to nest in?

This year, we may well wonder the grim inverse – what is a tree without a bird to nest in it? I can tell you. A tree without a bird is a miserable thing – and in a broader ecological sense, a tree without a bird could be in trouble.

In Australia, birds act in many roles that mammals or insects might fill elsewhere, from pollinating flowers to spreading seeds to keeping trees free of sap-sucking insects.

Bird flu doesn’t just threaten birds and mammals – it could well affect entire ecosystems."

Penny Olsen Honorary Professor in Ecology and Evolution, Australian National University

Complete article: https://theconversation.com/from-the-coasts-to-the-plains-bird-flu-could-threaten-not-just-birds-but-their-homes-289709

u/pirouettish — 2 days ago
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‘Devastating’: bulldozers plough through Big Bend national park as Trump’s border work pushes ahead

theguardian.com
u/shallah — 4 days ago