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Sled dogs are making Svalbard greener with their poo

Satellite images show an increase in greenery at dog sledding locations in the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard, thanks to the fertilising effect of dog droppings

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Cougar or Mountain lion in the snow

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Cougars are changing the way they hunt so bears don’t steal their food

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Arctic foxes appear to contribute to the greening of the area around their dens

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Arctic foxes help create habitats as ‘gardeners’ of the tundra

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Wild bees are rapidly shrinking due to global warming

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Wild bees are rapidly shrinking due to global warming

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Ramaria flava or Golden coral fungus in natural habitat, oak forest, close up view, horizontal orientation; Shutterstock ID 1739516405; purchase_order: -; job: -; client: -; other: -

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Underground fungi absorb up to a third of our fossil fuel emissions

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Glass Mountains, situated in the north tip of the Chihuahuan Desert, as seen from Alpine, Texas. - Image ID: R97NY1 (RF)

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US desert grassland collapse is linked to changes in the Pacific Ocean

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Plankton are organisms drifting in oceans and seas. Zooplankton.

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Geoengineering the seas could be catastrophic for marine life

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Rubbish pulled from the great Pacific garbage patch

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Great Pacific Garbage Patch hosts stable community of coastal animals

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Life

Ecologists are infecting trees with fungi to make them age prematurely

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Urban Jungle review: The new challenge of cities teeming with life

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Urban Jungle review: The new challenge of cities teeming with life

New York contains more species than Yosemite National Park, and Australian cities have more endangered species per unit area than non-urban regions. Ben Wilson's book explores living in harmony with nature before it bites back

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Reef fish are more placid around islands infested with invasive rats

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Some individual animals are really lazy. How do they get away with it?

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Tropical forests ravaged by logging can still have thriving ecosystems

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Technology

Gliding sensors inspired by floating seeds will biodegrade after use

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