Cheetahs' unrivaled speed explained by their 'sweet spot' size, study finds
A new Imperial College London study has answered a long-held question about why medium-sized land animals like cheetahs tend to be fastest.
A new Imperial College London study has answered a long-held question about why medium-sized land animals like cheetahs tend to be fastest.
Plants & Animals
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New research shows the diversity of plant and animal life in 14 tropical reserves in Mesoamerica has plummeted since 1990 as roads and cattle ranches have expanded into protected areas. Large mammals, birds, and reptiles ...
Ecology
Feb 15, 2024
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The mystery behind why Alaskan horses, cryptodiran turtles and island lizards shrank over time may have been solved in a new study.
Evolution
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Climate change is a threat to polar bear's survival. Now they have a new deadly challenge facing them: bird flu. It was recently confirmed that a polar bear from northern Alaska has died from the disease.
Plants & Animals
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The temperature has dropped, the nights have drawn in. The winter holidays have started, families are gathered—so where can you go to fuel the imagination and get some fresh air? A zoo might not be your first thought—but ...
Plants & Animals
Dec 27, 2023
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A multi-institutional team of biologists and life and environmental scientists has found that Singapore's rate of plant and animal extinction over the past 200 years is approximately 37%. This finding is published in the ...
For years, scientists have debated whether humans or the climate have caused the population of large mammals to decline dramatically over the past several thousand years. A new study from Aarhus University confirms that climate ...
Ecology
Dec 14, 2023
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A horse walks into a bar and the bartender asks, "why the long face"? It's one of the oldest puns in the book, and there's no shortage of entertaining answers.
Plants & Animals
Dec 12, 2023
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In a study published in the journal Scientific Reports, researchers from the Senckenberg Center for Human Evolution and Palaeoenvironment (SHEP) at the University of Tübingen show that early humans of the Middle Paleolithic ...
Archaeology
Nov 28, 2023
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In his new book "Eat, Poop, Die," UVM wildlife expert Joe Roman explores the fascinating lives of whales, seabirds, insects and other animals as they traverse their homes, from a few thousand kilometers of ocean to a few ...
Plants & Animals
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