The world’s only wild black-furred rabbit has a very important job — distributing seeds for a parasitic plant.
Tag: Endangered and Extinct Species
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Why This Trilobite Had Neptune’s Trident for a Nose
A new paper suggests an ancient creature’s odd anatomical feature may be the earliest known example of specialized sexual combat in the animal kingdom.
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Ecuador Tried to Curb Drilling and Protect the Amazon. The Opposite Happened.
A novel idea to leave the country’s vast oil reserves in the ground fizzled for lack of international support. Now, struggling under painful debt, the government wants to expand drilling in the rainforest.
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Global Warming May Make You Miss These Parasites When They’re Gone
Warming temperatures in one part of the world seem to have driven down the parasite population, suggesting another unexpected way that climate change harms ecosystems.