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Climate Change, Deforestation Drive Bat Virus Spillover Into Humans
Climate Change, Deforestation Drive Bat Virus Spillover Into Humans
Bats that experience food shortages due to climate change and habitat loss end up roosting in urban settings, where they shed more of the deadly Hendra virus.
Bats that experience food shortages due to climate change and habitat loss end up roosting in urban settings, where they shed more of the deadly Hendra virus.
land use
Sticks and Bones, Circa 8000 BCE
Dan Robitzski | Sep 1, 2022 | 3 min read
Ancient stashes of animal bones, tools, and other artifacts are often dismissed as archaic garbage heaps, but the deposits provide glimpses of the cultural practices and environmental conditions of past Indigenous settlements.
Farming Associated with Long-Term Decline in Marmot Populations
Shawna Williams | Dec 1, 2020 | 5 min read
Images from a Cold War spy satellite help researchers piece together the effects of land-use decisions in Kazakhstan.
Image of the Day: Fragmented Habitat
Emily Makowski | Dec 17, 2019 | 1 min read
Human activities may be affecting both narrow-ranged plants and widespread ones.