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Lions are losing their genetic capacity to adapt to changing environments

Life

A crucial population of lions has lost much of its genetic diversity

Lions in the important Kavango-Zambezi conservation area may be less able to adapt to climate change due to a loss of genetic variation over the past century

News

The Galapagos Archipelago is home to unique species including marine iguanas

Environment

The waters of the Galapagos Islands are being invaded by alien species

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Hen harriers are a protected species in the UK

Life

Protected hen harriers are vanishing under suspicious circumstances

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vaquita

Environment

World's most endangered marine mammal is now down to 10 animals

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video game screenshot

Earth

Don't miss: A chance for gamers to plot their own robot revolution

Culture

Three generations of Bornean elephant pass through a palm oil plantation

Environment

Human activity impacts a quarter of the world’s threatened species

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Wolves have moved back into Germany

Life

Wolves are spreading in Germany by moving into military land

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Museum specimens in drawers

Comment

Smugglers are profiting from our failure to define endangered species

Comment

Human or hybrid? The big debate over what a species really is

Life

Human or hybrid? The big debate over what a species really is

Features

Manatees, whales and turtles are coming back from the brink in the US

Environment

Manatees, whales and turtles are coming back from the brink in the US

The Trump administration has plans to weaken a key environmental law, but it has helped many marine animals avoid extinction

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Comment

The Republican Reversal shows how the US party is like Soviet Russia

Comment

Life

Cannibalistic African clawed frog eats tadpoles of its relatives

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Environment

Nature's Nation: Art benefits from getting its hands dirty

Comment

Life

Endangered relative of the hedgehog may be thriving in Vietnam

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