Spotting conservation clues on the wing
A hunch that feathers contain good DNA samples is helping conservation efforts for America's declining songbird populations. It’s also connecting bird enthusiasts and researchers across the continent.
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Eight scientific visions for a thriving planet
At Earth Now: Earth 2050, UCLA's top environmental thinkers gave short talks on the paths we must take to have a sustainable planet in decades to come.
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Genomic variation at the tips of the adaptive radiation of Darwin’s finches
A new publication by CTR’s senior research fellow, Jaime Chaves, in the recent issue of Molecular Ecology.
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The $77 billion bug invasion
A swarming, alien horde is here, and they’re hitting us where it hurts—our bank accounts.
The $77 billion bug invasion
Ten species of invasive insect account for $77 billion in annual global economic damages, according to the first in-depth study on the subject, published today in Nature Communications. Even that…
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How many birds are killed by solar farms?
A meeting at Palm Springs City Hall raises the concern of the Palen solar farm project and how it will have a devastating effect on birds.
