肯尼亚北部的干旱草原上，干季的烈日炙烤着龟裂的土地。为对抗愈演愈烈的生态退化，当地社区在连绵的浅丘间筑起上千道弧形土埂——这些被称为“水土保持埂”（water bunds）的半圆形结构，如同大地张开的臂弯，试图捕捉每一滴转瞬即逝的雨水。它们承载着一个质朴的愿景：用蓄住的水分唤醒沉睡的生机，让黄沙重新染上绿意。然而，土地是否真正在复苏？消失的羚羊与金合欢是否悄然归来？ 在过去，人们难以真正回答这些问 ...

For the first time, researchers develop a metabarcoding technology for brittle stars. Japanese scientists, led by Dr Masanori Okanishi of the Hiroshima Shudo University and the University of Tokyo, ...

Curtin researchers have uncovered new evidence of western pygmy possums interacting with native flowers, providing the first eDNA study to simultaneously detect mammal, insect and bird DNA on flowers.

In recent years, the global environment has been grappling with the devastating consequences of anthropogenic stressors, resulting in the dramatic depletion of numerous species and habitats across the ...

Curtin researchers have uncovered new evidence of western pygmy possums interacting with native flowers, providing the first eDNA study to simultaneously detect mammal, insect and bird DNA on flowers.

Researchers have uncovered new evidence of western pygmy possums interacting with native flowers, providing an eDNA study to simultaneously detect mammal, insect and bird DNA on flowers. Curtin ...