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Human disturbance has a significant impact on the behaviour and habitat use of urban wildlife, however, in some situations urban grey squirrels may actually feel safer from predators where our activity is high.
The leaves have turned in the northern hemisphere and the Lower Mainland is seeing its blaze of glory.
A few miles north of Berlin, the Schönerlinde wastewater treatment plant hums with quiet urgency. Dark brown water flows through a series of concrete tanks, alive with microorganisms breaking down almost everything that’s flushed away in the northeastern parts of the nearby German capital.
When scientists want to trace how a species has changed over time — and predict its prospects for survival — they turn to DNA.
Scientists say that warming has breached a critical threshold for tropical coral reefs, which are expected to see catastrophic losses in the years ahead.
In the near future, Juneau’s Mendenhall Glacier will withdraw its icy toe from the lake of its making, scientists say.
