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Bat die-off led to more insecticide use and more infant deaths in US

In counties in the US affected by a bat-killing disease, there has been a 31 per cent increase in insecticide use and an 8 per cent rise in infant mortality

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Using drone technology to protect Madagascar's vulnerable forests

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How clues in honey can help fight our biggest biodiversity challenges

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The days when the flowers produce lots of nectar, the bees remain outside the hive fanning, to better dehydrate the nectar when the forager bees come back from their journeys.///Les jours ou les fleurs donnent beaucoup de nectar, les abeilles restent ? ventiler ? l?ext?rieur de la ruche pour mieux d?shydrater le nectar pendant que les butineuses rentre de leurs voyages.
Natural History Museum, London new urban wildlife garden

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Natural History Museum's new gardens aim to restore UK's urban nature

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Drones drop mangrove seeds in Abu Dhabi

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Drones are helping plant 100 million mangrove trees in the UAE by 2030

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2CA2RF4 meadow with a lot of colorful flowers

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To rescue biodiversity, we need a better way to measure it

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Black or Guatemalan Howler Monkey, alouatta pigra or caraya, sitting on a tree in Belize jungle and howling like crazy. They are also found in Mexico and Guatemala.; Shutterstock ID 650139160; purchase_order: -; job: -; client: -; other: -

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How an audacious sonic survey could help revive damaged rainforests

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Pacific leatherback turtle and school of fish

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Turtle tagging project is helping protect leatherback migratory routes

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Sand Martin Wood in Faugh near Carlisle, Cumbria, UK, was acquired by the carbon offset company co2balance in September 2006 It has been planted with a broad mix of native trees over 6 hectares and is managed for wildlife as well as the companies offset clients Though seen as controversial by some carbon offsetting is one way of a company or individual to reduce their emissions, as the trees absorb and sequestrate carbon as they grow. (Photo by Ashley Cooper/Construction Photography/Avalon/Getty Images)

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Why biodiversity offsetting is a contentious issue in conservation

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Indigenous Australians have managed land with fire for 11,000 years

Lake sediments reveal the ancient history of Aboriginal people’s use of fire to manage the landscape, a tradition that has benefits for biodiversity

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Why bioabundance is just as important as biodiversity

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Two boats from the Ocean Cleanup project collect plastic and garbage from the ocean

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Is cleaning up the Great Pacific Garbage Patch worth the effort?

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The unlikely extremophiles lurking in your kitchen

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The unlikely extremophiles lurking in your kitchen

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Insects thrive on solar farms planted with native flowers

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