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Animals play a vital role in restoring forests worldwide
Photo: Pixabay/ottawagraphics When many people think of forests, they think of trees that serve a variety of crucial functions from acting as carbon sinks to providing wildlife habitats. Yet in regrowing forests we will need to focus on more than
Unique bird species are at the greatest risk of extinction
The birds with the most unique characteristics, including wing length and beak shape, are also the most endangered.
What if the dinos had not gone extinct?
Imagine the asteroid had missed, and dinosaurs survived. Picture highly evolved raptors planting their flag on the moon.
Should we start placing more solar farms in deserts?
Could the complex problem of renewable energy be solved by placing far more solar panels in deserts?
Could ‘half-Earth’ conservation save orangutans?
Half-Earth proposes that half of the Earth’s surface should be designated a human-free nature reserve.
Wild tigers, leopards and elephants can ‘thrive near humans’
Large and endangered wild animals like tigers and elephants do poorly near human communities. Or do they?