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The benefits of the insect-eaters

October 23, 2015

  Bats are worth $3.7bn to US agriculture Amid concerns over the impact of disease and wind farms on bats, researchers are working to quantify the ecosystem benefits of the …

Dogs May Have Come From Central Asia

October 23, 2015

Dogs May Have Come From Central Asia Tanya Basu @mstanyabasu Richard Manning—Getty ImagesA Mongolian woman with her caravan of animals about to travel to the Galshar Naadam, Khentii Province, Mongolia. …

The MillionTreesNYC initiative

October 23, 2015

New York City is now home to 1 million new trees The streets are a lot greener and the air is a lot cleaner than it was 8 years ago. …

Como a Amazônia foi salva

October 21, 2015

Como a Amazônia foi salva O biólogo americano Thomas Lovejoy passou meio século na Floresta Amazônica e, agora, em um artigo exclusivo para VEJA, ilustrado por um mapa completo da …

Warming Oceans May Threaten Krill

October 21, 2015

Warming Oceans May Threaten Krill, a Cornerstone of the Antarctic Ecosystem By MICHELLE INNISOCT. 19, 2015 Some scientists worry that krill, one of the most abundant animal species on earth, …

Robotic Wildlife

October 21, 2015

Michael d’Estries Pop-culture expert writes about the arts (and irresistible movie monsters.) Robotic deer help catch poachers in the act New animatronic deer feature lifelike moving head, tail, and legs. …

Should wolves be introduced in Scotland?

October 19, 2015

Should wolves be introduced in Scotland? Wolves have been hunted to extinction across much of Europe but it seems where they have been thriving, their growing numbers may be causing …

Ancient Human Genome

October 19, 2015

Back to Africa: Ancient Human Genome Reveals Widespread Eurasian Mix Genes from a 4,500-year-old skeleton from Ethiopia show how migrations shaped modern populations A view from Mota Cave in Ethiopia, …