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The plucky puffin, endangered yet coping: Scientists link emergence of a hybrid subspecies to climate change

Studying puffin populations on three Norwegian islands, scientists have uncovered the first evidence to connect a large-scale hybridization to 20th-century warming trends. Yet a serious decline in the birds’’ genetic diversity does not bode well for their future.

Climate stress can give bumblebees asymmetrical wings
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Climate stress can give bumblebees asymmetrical wings, study finds

Bees ‘may be in for rough time’ over 21st century as hotter and wetter conditions affect development.

Colorado wild bison reintroduction

Denver donates bison to tribal nations

Denver has donated 33 bison to the Northern Arapaho Tribe, Cheyenne and Arapaho Tribes and Tall Bull Memorial Council to reintroduce wild bison and support conservation efforts on tribal lands.

Sea otters reshaping eelgrass meadows

Sea otters are reshaping the genetics of eelgrass meadows

The once-imperiled marine mammal could help this vital coastal ecosystem adapt to a changing world.
lab-grown coral spawning in the wild
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Mote Marine scientists observe lab-grown coral spawning in the wild

Days after scientists with Mote Marine Laboratory & Aquarium showed that lab-grown coral was gravid, they document its spawning in the wild.
Scientists and Indigenous leaders team up on project to revive purebred bison population
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Scientists and Indigenous leaders team up on project to revive purebred bison population

Replacing hybrids with purebreds would better animal health and improve the environment.

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