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California mice eat monarch butterflies

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This newly discovered mouse-butterfly interaction suggests that western monarch decline could disrupt ecosystems in unanticipated ways.

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January 5, 2022

Megaherbivore extinctions and wildfires

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Loss of ancient grazers triggered a dramatic increase in fire activity across the world’s grasslands.

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December 3, 2021

Rediscovery of the ‘extinct’ Pinatubo volcano mouse

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In 1991, a volcano in the Philippines had the second-most powerful volcanic eruption of the 20th century. Its effects were devastating—but a mouse feared to have gone extinct survived.

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January 22, 2021

What drove Africa’s megaherbivores to extinction?

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This video features new research that disputes the decades-long view that our human ancestors drove the demise of large mammals in Africa over the last several million years.

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November 30, 2018

ENDANGERED SPECIES DAY

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A celebration of biodiversity and the U scientists who help preserve it.

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May 12, 2017

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