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Mystery of ‘very odd’ elasmosaur finally solved: fiercely predatory marine reptile is new species

A group of fossils of elasmosaurs — some of the most famous in North America — have just been formally…

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Managing surrogate species, providing a conservation umbrella for more species

A new study led by Cornell Lab of Ornithology researchers at the K. Lisa Yang Center for Conservation Bioacoustics shows…

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Business

The Trump administration just proposed its first animal to be added to the endangered species list: a rare fish from Nevada that’s ‘barely clinging to existence’

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Federal protections could soon be extended to a rare Nevada fish that environmentalists say is “barely clinging to…

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Yeast reveals how species adapt to a warmer climate

How do organisms adapt to climate change? A new study reveals the complex interplay between genetic diversity and temperature tolerance…

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New ancient fish species earliest known salmon ancestor

The Arctic landscape during the Cretaceous Period may have been dominated by the dinosaurs, but the rivers and streams held…

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Two new crocodile species discovered

McGill University researchers, in collaboration with Mexican scientists, have discovered two previously unknown species of crocodiles, one living on the…

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Politics

Democrats raise alarm over proposed Endangered Species Act definition change 

Senate Democrats are raising the alarm over the proposed change to the definition of the Endangered Species Act (ESA).  A…

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A fully automated tool for species tree inference

A team of engineers at the University of California San Diego is making it easier for researchers from a broad…

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Tiny new species of snail named after Picasso

They say beauty is everywhere if we have eyes to see; a team of scientists looked at a tiny, 3-mm…

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Extinct hell ant species used specialized jaws to impale its prey

Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 While there could be thousands of billions of ants crawling around the Earth today,…

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