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How do diverse plants get sick in the wild? Researchers head outdoors to answer a blue-sky question
The life of a plant scientist involves long hours in the lab, thinking up, designing, and...
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Long-term studies at Jasper Ridge yield insights into oak ecosystems
Sitting atop the land of the Muwekma Ohlone Tribe, located on the eastern hills of the...
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Picky eaters by day, buffet by night: Butterfly and moth diets sync to plant aromas
The scent of blooming flowers and fresh plant life is not just a perk of springtime;...
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Prey size plays surprising role in competition among wolves, bears and cougars
New research from the University of Minnesota upends long-held understanding about how wolves, bears and cougars—three...
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Animal behavioral diversity at risk in the face of declining biodiversity
Our environment is changing rapidly, largely as a result of human activities, leading to a significant...
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Some insects are declining, but what's happening to the other 99%?
Insects are the dominant form of animal life on our planet, providing humans and wildlife with...
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Timid tinkerers: Shy mice are more persistent problem-solvers, study finds
Why do some animals solve problems while others don't? The new study from the Max Planck...
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Corpse flowers' survival at risk due to spotty recordkeeping
Commonly called the "corpse flower," Amorphophallus titanum is endangered for many reasons, including habitat destruction, climate...
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Monkeys are world's best yodelers, 'voice breaks' analysis finds
A new study has found that the world's finest yodelers aren't from Austria or Switzerland, but...
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Dark diversity reveals global impoverishment of natural vegetation
A study recently published in Nature indicates that human activities have a negative effect on the...
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Genetic basis of camouflage in alpine Corydalis plants revealed
Camouflage is a common defensive strategy among animals. By modifying their coloration and patterning, animals evade...
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Drought shrinks breeding range for California's wild salmon
An international team of researchers has found that climate change is negatively impacting the Californian wild...
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Museum collections reveal worldwide spread of butterfly disease
Butterfly collections are a common sight in museums, their brightly colored wings and unique patterns drawing...
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Sensing sickness: Study supports new method for boosting bee health
Beekeepers in the United States lost more than 55% of managed colonies last year—the highest loss...
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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...