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Plants & Animals Oct 17, 2023

Study combines drones with GPS tracking to survey feral pig abundance and density

A Charles Darwin University (CDU) study has identified early evening, or a wet season morning, as the prime time for surveying feral pigs from sky-high drones, which could help land rangers to improve management of the stealthy ...

Environment Aug 31, 2023

Greek summer wildfires will burn over 150,000 hectares: PM

Devastating wildfires in Greece will ravage more than 150,000 hectares (370,600 acres) by the end of the summer, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis estimated Thursday, blaming the climate crisis for the disaster.

Environment Jul 13, 2023

Night-flying helicopters prepare to battle wildfire as heat wave bakes California

Clouds of dust swirled around the Santa Fe Dam in Irwindale as a massive helicopter hovered over a tank of wildfire retardant, dropped a long snorkel from its belly and sucked up 3,000 gallons of bright pink material in just ...

Plants & Animals Jun 30, 2023

By 'helping' wild animals, you could end their freedom or even their lives—here's why you should keep your distance

For anyone who enjoys nature, summer is a fascinating time to be outside. Animals are on the move: Turtles are nesting, baby birds are testing their wings, snakes are foraging and young mammals are emerging.

Plants & Animals May 25, 2023

Theoretical biologists uncover novel mechanism for flight control in fruit flies

Researchers at the Institute for Theoretical Biology at Humboldt Universität have solved a long-standing mathematical puzzle about the emergence of electrical activity patterns during insect flight. Together with colleagues ...

Environment May 17, 2023

A billion new air conditioners will save lives but cook the planet

Summer in India has always been hot. Increasingly, it's testing the limits of human survival. As temperatures have climbed across the world's most populous nation in recent weeks, more than a dozen people died at an event ...

Space Exploration May 11, 2023

What if Titan Dragonfly had a fusion engine?

In a little over four years, NASA's Dragonfly mission will launch into space and begin its long journey towards Titan, Saturn's largest moon. As part of the New Frontiers program, this quadcopter will explore Titan's atmosphere, ...

Ecology Apr 20, 2023

How parasitic fungus hijacks nervous system of flies

The last thing Carolyn Elya expected to find in her backyard were zombies.

Biotechnology Dec 30, 2022

Five human technologies inspired by nature—from velcro to racing cars

Nature has, over millions of years, evolved solutions to adapt to an array of challenges. As the challenges facing humanity become more complex, we are seeing inspiration being increasingly drawn from nature.

Plants & Animals Nov 21, 2022

California's Mojave desert tortoises move toward extinction. Why saving them is so hard

Behind the fences surrounding this 40-square-mile outback of cactus and wiry creosote, the largest remaining population of Mojave desert tortoises was soaking up the morning sun and grazing on a mix of wild greens and flowers.

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