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The medicines we take to stay healthy are harming nature. Here’s what needs to change

Evidence is mounting that modern medicines present a growing threat to ecosystems around the world. The chemicals humans ingest to stay healthy are harming fish and other animals.

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Nature in England at risk as amount of land ‘effectively protected’ falls to 2.93%

Experts are calling for ‘rapid rescue package’ for nature to improve condition of protected sites

The Guardian - UK

The fate of Nibi the beaver lands in court as rescuers try to stop her release into the wild

Whether a 2-year-old beaver named Nibi gets to stay with the rescuers she has known since she was a baby or must be released into the wild as winter approaches in Massachusetts has ended up in court — and caused such an uproar that even the governor has weighed in

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Climate change is causing algal blooms in Lake Superior for the first time in history

Lake Superior is known for its pristine waters, but a combination of nutrient additions from increasing human activity (including farming and development), warming temperatures and stormy conditions have resulted in more frequent blooms of potentially harmful algae.

The Conversation

New toothed toad found by scientists on the hunt for its ‘brother’

The toad has a row of tiny teeth on the roof of its mouth, known as vomerine teeth, as well as a narrow fold of skin behind its eyes.

The Independent UK

Dolphins ‘smile’ during play, scientists find

They are social animals and can often be seen in small groups of up to 15 dolphins.

The Independent UK

Cuddles and drama as live stream shows secret life of ‘ridiculously fluffy’ greater glider

Camera installed inside a tree hollow in NSW forest to raise awareness of the plight of the endangered possum

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Moth species found in Wales travelled 4,500 miles from South American jungle

A species of moth has been discovered inside a home in Wales, thousands of miles from its native habitat.

The Independent UK

Country diary: The last redstart till spring

Purbeck Heaths, Dorset: On a 22-mile fundraising walk, I spotted two rusty-red birds about to embark on their own epic journey

The Guardian - UK

Can Music Help Plants Grow? Study Suggests Sound Boosts Fungus

Playing a monotonous sound stimulates the activity of a fungus that promotes plant growth, a study suggested on Wednesday, raising the potential that playing music could be good for crops and gardens.

International Business Times

Internet-Famous Beaver Ordered to Be Returned to Nature As Experts Warn She May Not Survive

Nibi, a rescue beaver who has resided at Newhouse Wildlife Rescue, may be released back into the wild in accordance with orders from state officials.

Latin Times

A Hummingbird’s All-Sugar Diet Would Give Anyone Diabetes — Scientists Finally Know Their Secrets

Scientists are zeroing in on why Hummingbirds are able to thrive despite extreme diets of pure sugar and intense exercise.

Inverse

Pine martens return to Dartmoor after 150-year absence

Fifteen of the nimble, tree-climbing mammals were released last month at secret locations in Devon

The Guardian - UK

‘We look to the past to move forward’: the ancient method boosting cuttlefish numbers in the Mediterranean

A project on Spain’s Costa Brava is reviving dwindling populations of the prized seafood – and keeping small-scale fishers in business

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Botanists identify 33 global ‘dark spots’ with thousands of unknown plants

Kew study reveals areas with at least 100,000 undiscovered plant species – most likely to be under threat of extinction

The Conversation

As the oceans warm, deep-living algae are thriving – with major potential effects for the marine ecosystem

Below the surface of the oceans, microscopic algae known as phytoplankton are growing as the world warms. That’s one finding of our new study, published in Nature Climate Change, which provides the first long-term account, over more than three decades, of phytoplankton that live beyond the sight of ocean-monitoring satellites.

The National (Scotland)

Emergency plan launched to save capercaillie in Cairngorms National Park

An emergency bid to save a population of capercaillie in the Cairngorms National Park has been launched.

The Conversation

‘Vegetarian’ possums eat meat when the weather’s cold

When dead animals are left lying around in nature, who takes advantage of the free feed – carnivores or herbivores? The answer may surprise you.

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Ancient DNA Brought the World’s Most Threatened Cat Species Back From the Brink of Extinction

One of the most severe cases of reduced genetic diversity is the Iberian lynx, once the world’s most threatened cat species.

The Guardian - UK

‘Every tree used to be blanketed with them’: photographer captures campaign to save monarch butterfly

Climate change and pesticides have combined to pose a deadly threat to the vivid species. The Wildlife Photographer of the Year awards celebrate the fightback

The Independent UK

A rare condor hatched and raised by foster parents in captivity now gets to live wild

Another chapter in one of the greatest comeback stories in the world of endangered species is being written with the release of three young California condors north of the Grand Canyon

Zenger

Fish With Legs Uses Them To ‘taste’ Seabed For Prey, New Research Reveals‌ ‌

Sea robins' legs, sensory organs with taste receptors, aid in uncovering buried prey and showcase evolutionary innovation.‌

USA Today Sports Media Group

Fishermen make rare catch: A doomsday fish, but with a seahorse head?

Oarfish live at great depths, are mostly seen washed ashore, and are a sign of impending doom, as legend has it, but rarely look like this.

Evening Standard

'Weak' turtles washed up on UK shores released back into the sea by Royal Navy

Portsmouth-based patrol vessel HMS Medway transported the loggerhead turtlesto the Azores

The Guardian - UK

Country diary: The annual spectacular of noisy, feathered visitors

Sefton, Southport: As the days shorten, thousands of honking pink-footed geese arrive in England’s north-west from Greenland, Iceland and Norway

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