Getting help with baby care could keep families healthier and extend their lives, according to a new study into bird behaviour.
Plants & Animals
Nov 17, 2015
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The darker side of meerkats – which sees them prevent their daughters from breeding, and kill their grandchildren – is explained in a new study.
Plants & Animals
Jul 22, 2014
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The forked tailed drongo bird of Africa—quite the trickster—imitates multiple species' warning calls to scare off other animals and steal their food, a study published Thursday revealed.
Plants & Animals
May 2, 2014
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At first glance, colonies of thousands of social spiders all look the same and are busy with the same tasks. Not so, says researchers Carl Keiser and Devin Jones of the University of Pittsburgh in the US, after carefully ...
Plants & Animals
Mar 20, 2014
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Eavesdropping in the wild – or the ability to gather information from other species – could influence the survival of some animal species.
Plants & Animals
Sep 16, 2013
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(Phys.org) —Animals that have developed the ability to eavesdrop on their neighbours may have the edge when it comes to finding food and expanding their habitat, a new study by researchers at The University of Western Australia ...
Ecology
Jul 12, 2013
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Subordinate animals must face higher risks than dominant ones Dominant meerkat females yield to their subaltern group members when faced with a dangerous obstacle: as a group of these animals reaches a road, a "guinea pig" ...
Plants & Animals
Feb 19, 2013
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Botswana on Monday became the second African country to be featured on Google Maps' Street View, allowing users to explore landmarks such as the Okavango Delta.
Internet
Dec 3, 2012
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A New York City auction will offer 125 meteorites for sale, including a large chunk of the moon and a 179-pound (81-kilogram) iron cosmic rock that evokes Edvard Munch's iconic painting "The Scream."
Space Exploration
Sep 26, 2012
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Botswana's Okavango Delta is a sensitive ecosystem that could be affected detrimentally by climate change. Given the Delta's prominence in the country's tourist industry, such negative impacts could wreak havoc on its economy ...
Environment
Jun 6, 2012
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