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Restoring wildlife habitats in wealthy nations could drive extinctions in species-rich regions
Some efforts to preserve or rewild natural habitats are shifting harmful land use to other parts...
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Foraging seals enable scientists to measure fish abundance across the vast Pacific Ocean
Over the past 60 years, marine biologists at UC Santa Cruz have monitored the behavior of...
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Protected habitats aren't enough to save endangered species: Models show species are impacted by far-off threats
In tropical forests, endangered species inside protected habitats are still in danger from threats from beyond...
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Cuttlefish ink has potential as natural repellent to keep sharks away from beaches
The ink of the cuttlefish could transform how sharks are deterred from hunting near swimmers, according...
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Jamming rivals' love songs with wing flicks: How fruit flies flit between courtship and aggression
For fruit flies, finding the right mate is all about the right song. Now, research shows...
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Tiny splendid peacock spiders have the fastest known jump among their kin
Jumping spiders—one of the largest spider families—get their name from the extraordinary jumps they make to...
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Hot crocs show impacts of a warming climate
Crocodiles in northern Australia are heating up as the climate warms, with higher body temperatures changing...
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A new and faster way to extract animal behaviors from video
Researchers from the Cluster of Excellence Collective Behavior have introduced the method YOLO-Behaviour: a new computer...
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Global study shows pesticides are major contributor to biodiversity crisis
Pesticides are causing overwhelming negative effects on hundreds of species of microbes, fungi, plants, insects, fish,...
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Unraveling the complex role of climate in dengue dynamics
Researchers have unveiled new insights into how weather influences the spread of dengue fever. Their study...
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Wild medaka fish show surprising midnight courtship rituals in natural habitat
Observing animal behavior in a laboratory offers a controlled environment, but these model organisms can behave...
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Sea turtles' secret GPS: How loggerheads learn locations using Earth's magnetic field
A new study from researchers at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill provides the...
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Symbiotic bacteria ride along with single-celled protists in ocean's upper layer
Just as the human body serves as a habitat for bacteria and other microbes, diverse, tiny...
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Study finds there are 4 million more dogs in the UK than previously thought
The U.K. has 4 million more dogs than previously estimated, with regional hotspots in Telford, Darlington...
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Aquaculture in the Amazon: Lessons for food security and sustainability
Expanding aquaculture in the Amazon could provide nutritional and economic benefits at a fraction of the...
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The 3,000-year coral reef shutdown: A mysterious pause and a remarkable recovery
A new study led by Prof. Adi Torfstein from the Hebrew University and Prof. Oren Levy...
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Female hoverflies beat males on long-distance migrations, research finds
Marmalade hoverflies leave northern Europe each autumn to escape the cold winter. A study, by the...
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Fly larva with a fake termite face can infiltrate termite mounds and socialize
Nature is full of impostors, and many of them are found in the insect world. Certain...
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Fish vision: 3D eye tracking sheds light on swarm dynamics
Schools of fish are mesmerizing examples of collective animal behavior. Thousands of individuals move in near-perfect...
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Shallow-water mussels show rapid adaptation to deep-sea life in 10 days
Researchers from the Qingdao Institute of Bioenergy and Bioprocess Technology (QIBEBT) and the Institute of Oceanology,...
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Due to 'the good life' in the city, urban bats give birth earlier than rural bats
A study from Tel Aviv University, the first of its kind on mammals, has found that...
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Scientists elucidate molecular mechanisms behind dinoflagellate cyst dormancy
Dinoflagellates play crucial roles in aquatic ecosystems, particularly as major contributors to harmful algal blooms. They...
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Some species of baleen whales may avoid attracting killer whales by singing too low to be heard
Killer whales are the only natural predator of baleen whales—those that have "baleen" in their mouths...
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Smaller fields and organic crops can boost pollinator diversity in grasslands
Biodiversity is under threat worldwide. While the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES)...