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Pollinator pathogens are spreading through international trade, threatening both agriculture and wild ecosystems.
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In a country ravaged by war, Ukraine’s conservators are torn between protecting the country’s past and fighting for its future.
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Ancient DNA, preserved for 700,000 years in ground squirrel poop, offers a new view of Pleistocene ecology.
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With the birth of a wild cub, a jaguar reintroduction project in the Gran Chaco Forest achieves its biggest milestone to date.