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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

Satellite images support the claim that Arctic foxes promote the growth of the lush vegetation seen around their dens

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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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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

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A jewel damselfish

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

Biologists who track animals often find there is one individual that sits around doing nothing for days at a time. How do these slackers survive?

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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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Mussel numbers in the river Thames have dropped by up to 99 per cent

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Making Australia’s native animals poisonous could curb feral cats

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