Cyprus' beaches are at risk due to climate change as increased sea levels and wave action erode the sandy shores. This has prompted a dire warning from researchers at the University of the Aegean, Greece, that up to 72% of ...
Once pets have learned to urinate where it is appropriate, whether it is outdoors or in their litter box, it can be frustrating for owners when their pet urinates elsewhere in the house. While your first instinct may be to ...
Veterinary medicine
Jul 21, 2023
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Approximately 99.9% of fish and shark species are "cold-blooded," meaning their body tissues generally match the temperature of the water they swim in—but researchers have just discovered the mighty basking shark is a one-in-a-thousand ...
Plants & Animals
Jul 20, 2023
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Human land use is now comparable to climate in driving global patterns of plant occurrence, with new research showing that species are not affected equally; slow-growing plants like trees are less able to cope with more intensive ...
Ecology
Jul 5, 2023
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Changes in water conditions interact to affect how Trinidadian guppies protect themselves from predators, scientists at the University of Bristol have discovered.
Plants & Animals
Jul 4, 2023
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Experiencing traumatic events such as natural disasters may have long-term consequences for the academic progress and future food security of youth—a problem researchers said could worsen with the increased frequency of ...
Social Sciences
Jun 30, 2023
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The word "zoo" is complicated and can have different meanings to different people. For some, a zoo is an organization committed to animal well-being and wildlife conservation that offers its visitors a fun and educational ...
Plants & Animals
Jun 26, 2023
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To conserve precious and fragile biodiversity hotspots, a crucial step is knowing how the fruit eaters are doing. To assist in that, scientists and students at Michigan State University (MSU) have supersized a database to ...
Ecology
Jun 21, 2023
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Bitumen, the sticky product from Alberta's oil sands, is normally burned as fuel or gets a second life as asphalt pavement.
Nanomaterials
Jun 13, 2023
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A research team at the Institut national de la recherche scientifique (INRS) led by Professor Roberto Morandotti reported the first realization of a single-shot ultrafast terahertz (THz) photography system. This important ...
Optics & Photonics
May 26, 2023
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