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The world’s camel population has more than tripled in the last 50 years, rising from less than 13 million in 1961 to an ...

Laguna la Cruz on the Gulf of California coast in Sonora, Mexico, is an important stopover point for many migratory species.

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In a new study, scientists at Umeå University have found a way to break open the protective walls of pollen grains—one of the ...

Across southeastern Liberia, oil palms grow wild in the forest. Known as “country palm,” the Elaeis guineensis tree is native ...

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