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Old-growth forests and managed forests with old-growth characteristics can provide relief from climate change for some bird species, research suggests. Old-growth forests and managed forests with ...

Yes and no: It depends on how you classify animals. There are two main classification systems – the Linnaean system which groups organisms by characteristics and the phylogenetics system, which ...

The Fujianvenator had elongated lower legs that were twice as long as its thighs. The 150-million-year-old dinosaur is likely a very early bird ancestor, as old as the Archaeopterix. This suggests ...

Alterations in land use are found to leave bird communities with fewer backup species for key ecological roles, making ecosystems vulnerable to further species loss. Carlos P. Carmona is at Misión ...