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Newborn warty birch caterpillars defend the world's smallest territory
Some creatures defend territories extending over several kilometers, but when Jayne Yack (Carleton University, Canada) encountered...
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Mysterious falcon decline: American Kestrel juveniles thrive amid population drop
North America's smallest falcon, the American Kestrel (Falco sparverius), has declined across the continent since the...
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Scientists consider cross-breeding to save Australia's orange-bellied parrot from extinction
A team of environmental scientists at the University of Sydney, working with a pair of colleagues...
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Mountaintops contain many diverse clusters of butterfly species, but climate change may turn habitats into traps
A Yale-led study warns that global climate change may have a devastating effect on butterflies, turning...
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Bats' echolocation strategy: How dense colonies avoid mid-air collisions
Aya Goldshtein, Omer Mazar, and Yossi Yovel have spent many evenings standing outside bat caves. Even...
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Microplastics found in the reproductive system of sea turtles
University of Manchester scientists have discovered significant concentrations of microplastics in the male reproductive system of...
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City trees respond to higher temperatures differently than those in forests, potentially masking climate impacts
It's tricky to predict precisely what the impacts of climate change will be, given the many...
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Machine learning model uses host characteristics and virus genetics to predict potential reservoirs
A new artificial intelligence tool could aid in limiting or even prevent pandemics by identifying animal...
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New simulation of life on Earth reveals hidden diversity of undiscovered species
In a study published in Systematic Biology, researchers from Imperial College London, UCL, Dalhousie University and...
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Sneaky weasels caught on camera with surprising bait choice
When monitoring the health of mammal populations, scientists often use camera traps to observe the animals...
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Fish use sharks as shields to ambush prey, study reveals
Scientists have revealed for the first time that some fish sneak up on their prey by...
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How climate and barriers shape global patterns in seed plant distribution over millions of years
Why do some plants thrive in specific regions but not in others? A study led by...
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After 7,000 years without light and oxygen in Baltic Sea mud, researchers bring prehistoric algae back to life
A research team led by the Leibniz Institute for Baltic Sea Research Warnemünde (IOW) was able...
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Master architects of spider world discovered in northern Australia
A team of scientists led by The University of Western Australia has discovered two new species...
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Hundreds of fungi species threatened with extinction: IUCN
Deforestation, farming and climate-fueled fires are driving increasing threats to fungi, the lifeblood of most plants...
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Wild marmots' social networks reveal controversial evolutionary theory in action
It probably feels obvious that having a close friend can influence your well-being. But do the...
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Humpback whales' use of memory to time their migration could prove less effective amid climate change
A new study led by McGill University researchers indicates that humpback whales in the southeastern Pacific...
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Coral diseases and water quality threaten restoration efforts
Coral diseases, particularly in the Caribbean, have caused major declines in coral populations, especially affecting staghorn...
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Assumptions about genomic diversity may create conservation illusions of population health
Researchers at the University of Copenhagen have found that the critically endangered regent honeyeater faces hidden...
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Ancient parasitic 'Venus flytrap' wasp preserved in amber reveals parasitoid strategies
An extinct lineage of parasitic wasps dating from the mid-Cretaceous period and preserved in amber may...
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How survivors spanned the globe after Earth's biggest mass extinction
Scientists don't call it the "Great Dying" for nothing. About 252 million years ago, upward of...
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Cuttlefish 'mesmerize' their prey with a moving skin pattern, study finds
While sneaking up on prey, cuttlefish employ a dynamic skin display to avoid detection in the...
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Biologists witness first case of a shark intentionally making sounds
A small international team of marine biologists has observed the first known instance of a shark...
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Some trees thrive after lightning strikes: How electric jolts can boost survival and growth
Getting zapped with millions of volts of electricity may not sound like a healthy activity, but...