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A New York City marsh was disappearing for decades; scientists added 20 inches of sand and watched what happened nextA salt marsh restoration experiment began at Big Egg Marsh in 2002. Scientists raised the marsh with sand and planted thousands of cordgras...- In 1974, a Spainish rancher imported 2,000 kg of American crayfish from Louisiana. 50 years later, it has become an invasion nobody could stopAn American red swamp crayfish invasion reshaped Spain's Guadalquivir River basin and Doñana National Park. This destructive biological inv...
- In the 1990s, escaped pet Burmese pythons established themselves in Florida's Everglades; by 2012, road surveys found raccoons down 99.3%, opossums 98.9%, and rabbits effectively goneGiant Burmese pythons, introduced to Florida's Everglades as pets, have caused a dramatic wildlife collapse. Road surveys reveal staggering...
- The world of fireflies: Unraveling the secrets of their bioluminescenceThe firefly, a bioluminescent beetle, has caught the attention of entomologists seeking to understand the diversity and ecology of this fas...
- Travel Diaries: 36 Hours on Martha's Vineyard, MassachusettsDespite the stereotypes, the Vineyard's many cultures - African American, Brazilian, Jamaican and islanders that go back dozens of generati...
- Conservationists race to protect rich wildlife on edge of BucharestOn the outskirts of Romania's bustling capital, within sight of its communist-era apartment blocks and suburban villas, lie swathes of wetl...
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