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Scientists found a 9-million-year-old capybara relative’s tooth in Chile’s Atacama Desert, one of Earth’s driest places; the water-loving animal adds evidence that the region once supported wetlands and a much wetter climate

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Scientists found a 9-million-year-old capybara relative's tooth in Chile's Atacama Desert, one of Earth's driest places; the water-loving animal adds evidence that the region once supported wetlands and a much wetter climate

The newly discovered tooth provides another reason to reconsider how the region looked in the distant past, the report claims. The Atacama Desert is a landscape where water is measured in millimetres, not rivers. Today, parts of this vast Chilean desert receive almost no rain, making the discovery of an animal that depended on plentiful … Read more

In 2002, a 3.5km sea wall was breached in five places at a 283-hectare Essex arable farm; seawater returned to the land, creating new habitat and helping double saltmarsh across the Greater Thames estuary

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In 2002, a 3.5km sea wall was breached in five places at a 283-hectare Essex arable farm; seawater returned to the land, creating new habitat and helping double saltmarsh across the Greater Thames estuary

A 3.5km stretch of sea wall along the Essex coast was deliberately breached in five places in October 2002. This allowed tides to rush into 283 hectares of farmland at Abbotts Hall Farm in Great Wigborough. The planned flooding changed an intensively farmed arable site into a thriving coastal wetland. In the years that followed, … Read more

In 1982, Israel released 28 wild donkeys to its desert; 44 years later, they created an oasis in one of Earth’s most extreme places

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In 1982, Israel released 28 wild donkeys to its desert; 44 years later, they created an oasis in one of Earth's most extreme places

Donkeys are more than just packs of animals and load carriers; these herbivores have the capacity to contribute more to the environment than most humans. Over four decades ago, authorities in Israel released 28 wild donkeys into the Ramon Crater, an extremely arid area of Israel’s Negev Desert. The animals’ daily habits completely transformed the … Read more

Scientists spent 100 years discovering new animals and found that hotspots are emerging in unexpected places; it is now reshaping the understanding of biodiversity

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Scientists spent 100 years discovering new animals and found that hotspots are emerging in unexpected places; it is now reshaping the understanding of biodiversity

Representative Image (AI-generated) For much of the past century, scientists have steadily expanded the catalogue of life on Earth, adding species that were previously unknown to science and refining the ranges of those already documented. But what happens when those discoveries are added back into the maps scientists use to understand global biodiversity? A new … Read more

Scientists searched for threatened Australian rainforest frogs without seeing or hearing them; DNA in creek water collected up to 22 km downstream revealed populations in places where the frogs had disappeared

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Scientists searched for threatened Australian rainforest frogs without seeing or hearing them; DNA in creek water collected up to 22 km downstream revealed populations in places where the frogs had disappeared

​Photos of a study species: the Australian Lace-lid (L. dayi)Photo credit: Conrad J Hoskin. In the cool, wet upland streams of Queensland’s Wet Tropics, several species of rainforest frog were pushed to the brink in the 1980s and 1990s by chytrid fungus, an aquatic pathogen that attacks frog skin and has driven extinctions worldwide. For … Read more

163 missing Florida kids rescued: Full list of places they were rescued from; all about Operation Statewide Shield

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A five-day multi-agency operation recovered 163 missing children across Florida and have arrested multiple suspects. (X | @AGJamesUthmeier)

Florida officials have announced the recovery of 163 missing children during a five-day statewide operation that brought together local, state and federal agencies. The initiative was named Operation Statewide Shield. The team located children ranging from 2 months to 17 years old. A five-day multi-agency operation recovered 163 missing children across Florida and have arrested … Read more