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'Our New Reality': Planet Reaches First Climate Tipping Point With Coral Reef Dieback | Common Dreams
https://www.commondreams.org/news/coral-reefs-bleachingcross-posted from: https://hexbear.net/post/6420770 ... read full post
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Number of wild bee species at risk of extinction in Europe doubles in 10 years
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/oct/11/number-of-wild-bee-species-at-risk-of-extinction-in-europe-doubles-in-10-years52
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And then there were none: Australia’s only shrew declared extinct
https://theconversation.com/and-then-there-were-none-australias-only-shrew-declared-extinct-265988It’s official: the only Australian shrew is no more. ... read full post
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King Cobra regurgitating a rat snake it had recently fed on
https://media.piefed.social/posts/Se/Xt/SeXt9lc5iLodylF.jpg
This king cobra was found in the midst of a well populated village and was promptly rescued by a team of professional snake handlers who afterwards safely released the snake into a nearby forested area away from any habitation. When threatened or stressed after immediately consuming a large meal, reptiles, particularly snakes will sometimes regurgitate the contents in their stomachs to lighten themselves to be able to make a quick getaway or defend themselves. King cobras are ophiophagous, with their diet consisting mainly of other snake species including several nonvenomous and venomous snake species, including other king cobras. This one was in the process of regurgitating a ratsnake that it had consumed.
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The tigers that changed their stripes
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Political Whiplash Is Terrible for Wolves’ Future. But More Is Coming.
https://insideclimatenews.org/news/28092025/wolf-management-endangered-species-future/There are some 2,700 wolves across Idaho, Montana and Wyoming, and seemingly just as many opinions about how they should be managed. ... read full post
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'Peeling back the water': How these women are mapping ancient whale migration paths
https://www.sbs.com.au/news/article/whale-migration-mapping-project-reveals-indigenous-songlines/7nqere56scross-posted from: https://hexbear.net/post/6277945 ... read full post
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Chinook salmon struggling in warming river system
https://nwtreatytribes.org/chinook-salmon-struggling-in-warming-river-system/35
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Some US streams and rivers facing severe declines in fish populations, new study suggests
https://abcnews.go.com/US/us-streams-rivers-facing-severe-declines-fish-populations/story?id=12589061027
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With local orcas 'in desperate condition,' Snuneywuxw is monitoring ships' noises
https://indiginews.com/news/snuneywuxw-first-nation-ship-noise-monitoring-for-orcas/cross-posted from: https://hexbear.net/post/6227847 ... read full post
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The Queer Lives of Frogs | What frogs teach us about sex, science, and the unexpected messiness of biology
https://nautil.us/the-queer-lives-of-frogs-1238441/34
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Strange new hybrid bird spotted in Texas backyard
https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2025/09/250920214309.htmBiologists at The University of Texas at Austin, who have reported discovering a bird that's the natural result of a green jay and a blue jay's mating, say it may be among the first examples of a hybrid animal that exists because of recent changing patterns in the climate. The two different parent species are separated by 7 million years of evolution, and their ranges didn't overlap as recently as a few decades ago. ... read full post
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Timing, not traits, helps California’s jewelflowers adapt to diverse landscapes
https://news.mongabay.com/2025/09/timing-not-traits-helps-californias-jewelflowers-adapt-to-diverse-landscapes/
- California’s native jewelflowers, a group of plants that belong to the mustard family, grow in widely diverse landscapes and microclimates across the state. But until now, scientists didn’t understand what allowed their wide distribution. ... read full post
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Can honeybees actually harm nature?
On a tiny Italian island, scientists conducted a radical experiment to see if the bees were causing their wild cousins to decline. ... read full post
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Photos: Indigenous elders push for comeback of the revered Philippine crocodile
https://news.mongabay.com/2025/09/indigenous-elders-push-for-comeback-of-the-revered-philippine-crocodile-photos/cross-posted from: https://hexbear.net/post/6124538 ... read full post
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Atlas Blue Butterfly Has 229 Pairs of Chromosomes, Scientists Find
https://www.sci.news/genetics/atlas-blue-butterfly-chromosomes-14208.htmlThe Atlas blue butterfly is found in the mountain ranges of Morocco and northeast Algeria. ... read full post
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Octopus arms are adaptable but some are favored for particular jobs
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/octopus-arms-favoredAll eight arms of an octopus can be used for whatever their cephalopod owner wishes, but some arms are favored for certain tasks. ... read full post
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Iridescent mammals are much more common than we thought
https://www.newscientist.com/article/2495431-iridescent-mammals-are-much-more-common-than-we-thought/30
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Advanced underwater technology reveals a new species of deep-sea snailfish
https://phys.org/news/2025-09-advanced-underwater-technology-reveals-species.htmlMBARI's advanced underwater technology is revealing the remarkable species that thrive in the deep sea. In 2019, MBARI researchers encountered an unfamiliar pink snailfish swimming just above the seafloor. New research from MBARI collaborators has confirmed this individual represents a species previously unknown to science: the bumpy snailfish (Careproctus colliculi). ... read full post
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Rainwater reveals the hidden life of rainforest canopies, study shows
https://news.mongabay.com/2025/09/rainwater-reveals-the-hidden-life-of-rainforest-canopies-study-shows/
- Researchers developed a cost-effective way to collect DNA from species high in the rainforest canopy: they hung umbrellas to collect rainwater that washed through the trees. ... read full post
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Just like humans, many animals get more aggressive in the heat
https://www.sciencenews.org/article/animals-aggressive-heat38
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'How is this possible?' — two species birthed by one mother [3:00]
https://youtu.be/H-Y6-j8FlIQIberian Harvester Ants, Messor ibericus, can produce offspring of two different species, according to a new Nature study. Messor ibericus queens can produce males of Messor structor in addition to their own species. This bizarre observation is at odds with how scientists conventionally think about species, so it may prompt a rethink of these already blurry definitions. ... read full post
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Ghost sharks grow forehead teeth to help them have sex
https://news.ufl.edu/2025/09/ghost-shark-teeth/13
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Scientists decode the unusual silver-blue color of an ancient South African plant
https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/2025/08/scientists-decode-the-unusual-silver-blue-color-of-an-ancient-south-african-plant/46
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