In 1825 they took this tree to Hawaii to feed the population: 200 years later it is an invasive species that they are trying to control with drones and insects
In 1825, a tree from Brazil arrived in Hawaii with a purpose that seemed beneficial at the time: to provide ...
Deer and wild boar make the survival of this Doñana tree difficult, but they are not the only cause: scientists have discovered an ecological paradox
The pirouétano (Pyrus bourgaeana) is one of the characteristic trees of the Mediterranean ecosystems of Doñana, but its populations have ...
Everest: What are we doing to clean it up? Here’s the plan to save him
$4,000 deposits aren’t enough: Everest tries to get rid of tons of trash and excrement with a new cleaning plan, ...
In 1864, Tasmania introduced brown trout for sport fishing: 162 years later, it created trout-free refuges to save a native fish of which 6,000 remain.
In 1864, Tasmania made a decision that at the time seemed to offer only benefits: introducing brown trout from England ...
The viper with the “fake spider” on its tail: a perfect bait for birds
Animal mimicry, whether done for defensive or predatory reasons, has produced over the course of evolution some of the most ...
From 11 livestock farms to a reserve of 27,000 hectares: the project that managed to return elephants, rhinos and large predators to South Africa
For decades, the landscape of the Great Karoo, in South Africa, lost much of the fauna that had been part ...
Record heat is making earthquakes in the Arctic increasingly devastating
Many of the effects of climate change are there for all to see, but perhaps even more disturbing are those ...
In 1998 they covered degraded land with 12,000 tons of orange peels: 16 years later it was a forest
In 1998, some 12,000 tons of orange peels and pulp were used to cover degraded land in Costa Rica. The ...
How do dogs understand us? Study reveals they process words like us
Dogs also rely on consonants to distinguish words in speech: exposure to language affects how the brain functions. We really ...