A new analysis of a beaver anklebone fossil found in Montana suggests the evolution of semi-aquatic beavers may have occurred at least 7 million years earlier than previously thought, and happened in North America rather ...
Paleontology & Fossils
Aug 24, 2022
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Once, a river ran through it. Now, white dust and thousands of dead fish cover the wide trench that winds amid rows of trees in France's Burgundy region in what was the Tille River in the village of Lux.
Environment
Aug 12, 2022
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As the risk of extinction for crocodilians grows, these well known species are not the only thing we stand to lose. New research in the British Ecological Society's journal Functional Ecology highlights the unique roles these ...
Plants & Animals
Aug 5, 2022
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A group of researchers, led by the University of Wyoming, recently discovered a rare snail species previously unknown to the state.
Plants & Animals
Aug 1, 2022
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Larger fish are more likely to experience oxygen deficiency in warming water than smaller species. The same applies to fish with large cells, note researchers at Radboud University in their latest study. In addition, marine ...
Plants & Animals
Jul 25, 2022
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The Prussian carp is considered one of the most successful invasive fish species in Europe. Its ability to reproduce asexually gives it a major advantage over competing fish. An international research team has now managed ...
Ecology
Jul 19, 2022
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Microplastics—tiny pieces of plastic less than five millimetres in size—have been found in marine and freshwater animals ranging from tiny zooplankton to large whales.
Environment
Jun 27, 2022
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Contact with non-traditional pets increases the risk of exposure to zoonotic pathogens, which are pathogens that spread between animals and people. The National Association of State Public Health Veterinarians, together with ...
Veterinary medicine
Jun 22, 2022
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Using data gathered by satellite, North Carolina State University researchers found that higher elevation forests in the Blue Ridge Mountains are often maintaining, and sometimes even increasing, their water use during extreme ...
Environment
Mar 3, 2022
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When marine researchers started recording sounds in the seagrass meadows of the Mediterranean Sea they picked up a mysterious sound, like the croak of a frog, that resounded within the dense foliage—and nowhere else.
Ecology
Feb 18, 2022
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