Suppression of naturally occurring blazes may increase wildfire risk
(Phys.org) —Penn State's Alan Taylor uses model to help predict the unintended consequences of suppressing wildfires.
Mar 28, 2013
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Tough US winter forces owls south in hunt for food (Update)
It's been a tough winter for owls in parts of North America, and the evidence is turning up on roadsides, at bird feeders and at a wildlife rehabilitation center in Minnesota.
Mar 13, 2013
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New owl species discovered in Indonesia is unique to one island
A new owl is the first endemic bird species discovered on the island of Lombok, Indonesia, according to research published February 13 in the open access journal PLOS ONE by an international team headed by George Sangster of the ...
Feb 13, 2013
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Scientists explain how owl can rotate its head without cutting off blood
Medical illustrators and neurological imaging experts at Johns Hopkins have figured out how night-hunting owls can almost fully rotate their heads - by as much as 270 degrees in either direction - without ...
Jan 31, 2013
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Owl monkeys who 'stay true' reproduce more than those with multiple partners, Penn study finds
Breaking up is hard to do—and can be detrimental to one's reproductive fitness, according to a new University of Pennsylvania study.
Jan 23, 2013
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London Zoo holds annual animal census
Keepers at London Zoo conducted an annual count of all its animals Thursday, from meerkats to penguins and owls.
Jan 03, 2013
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Climate change to fuel northern spread of avian malaria
Malaria has been found in birds in parts of Alaska, and global climate change will drive it even farther north, according to a new study published today in the journal PLOS ONE.
Sep 19, 2012
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Are you cuckoo? What your emailing style says about you
(Phys.org)—Most people have an email address these days and electronic mail has superseded letters and facsimiles as the primary method of written communication between individuals, particularly in business.
Sep 19, 2012
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New African monkey species identified
Researchers have identified a new species of African monkey, locally known as the lesula, described in the Sep. 12 issue of the open access journal PLOS ONE. This is only the second new species of Africa ...
Sep 12, 2012
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Scrub jays react to their dead
Western scrub jays summon others to screech over the body of a dead jay, according to new research from the University of California, Davis. The birds' cacophonous "funerals" can last for up to half an hour.
Sep 11, 2012
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Researchers find scrub jays congregate over dead
(Phys.org)—A small group of researchers from the University of California, Davis has found that a species of bird, the western scrub jay, responds to the presence of a dead specimen of one of their own, ...
Sep 03, 2012
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Two new owls discovered in the Philippines (w/ Video)
Two new species of owls have been discovered in the Philippines, and a Michigan State University researcher played a key role in confirming their existence.
Aug 17, 2012
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Detection dogs spot northern spotted owls, even those alarmed by barred owls
A series of forest searches by dogs specially trained to sniff out northern spotted owl pellets – the undigested bones, fur and other bits regurgitated by owls – improved the probability of finding ...
Aug 15, 2012
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Active forest management to reduce fire could help protect northern spotted owl
An extinct species of scops owl has been discovered in Madeira
An international team of scientists, including some from Majorca and the Canary Islands, have described a new type of fossil scops owl, the first extinct bird on the archipelago of Madeira (Portugal). Otus ma ...
Mar 23, 2012
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