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A spectacularly detailed study about human uniqueness in just one trait has been published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, jointly by 105 authors from 70 institutions in 15 countries. They focused on reproductive success, defined as the number of surviving offspring, and on the differences between…

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An effort to save the tiny bright birds known as Darwin’s flycatchers seems to be bearing fruit. When Charles Darwin visited the Galápagos Islands nearly 200 years ago, he noted that they were teeming with little vermillion flycatchers. By the 2010s, however, the birds’ numbers had fallen so low there…

Ecuador sealed the world's largest "debt-for-nature" swap on record on Tuesday, selling a new "blue bond" that will funnel at least $12 million a year into conservation of the Galapagos Islands, one of the world's most precious ecosystems.

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A leather-bound copy of a US Senate rules book, one of 450 printed for the nation’s 91st Congress in 1969, was discovered on sale for a mere $9.39. The name stamped in gilt letters on its front could offer a unique view into King Charles III’s relationship with America. Io…