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Lizards of Madagascar

After the island of Madagascar drifted away from India 88 million years ago, isolating it from all other landmasses, its flora and fauna evolved in seclusion. 

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Scorecard Measures Gaps in Wildfire Preparedness

In response to recent devastating wildfire seasons in Alberta, a new tool is helping communities in the province determine, reduce and better manage their risk as forecasts suggest these events will become more frequent.

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Sea Cucumbers Could Hold Key to Stopping Cancer Spread

Sea cucumbers are the ocean's janitors, cleaning the seabed and recycling nutrients back into the water.

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Earth's Growing Thirst is Making Droughts Worse, Even Where it Rains

Droughts are usually blamed on a lack of rain, but a team led by researchers at the School of Geography and the Environment has shown that there’s something else at work: the atmosphere itself is demanding more water out of the soil, rivers, and plants.

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Study Finds Dehorning Rhinos Drastically Reduces Poaching

The study analysed data from 11 reserves in the Greater Kruger region of South Africa between 2017 and 2023. 

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Groundbreaking Study Maps the Movements of Marine Megafauna

Virginia Tech joined a global research team that tracked more than 100 species and identified ocean hotspots critical for protecting threatened marine megafauna that fall beyond current conservation zones.

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When Rivers Take a Weird Turn

Some rules of hydrology are made to be broken. 

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University of Tartu Researchers Have Found a Way to Give Old Smartphones a New Life

A recently published article by researchers at the University of Tartu Institute of Computer Science introduces a novel approach to reducing electronic waste and advancing sustainable data processing: turning old smartphones into tiny data centres.

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This Wildfire Season is Going to be Intense. Here’s What to Expect

Canada’s wildfire season has had an early and intense start, with states of emergency declared in Saskatchewan and Manitoba and forecasts warning of severe conditions across central and eastern Canada.

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