Clever lapwings use cover to hide in plain sight
Ground-nesting birds called lapwings use the shape of their nests and surroundings to hide from predators, new research shows.
Ground-nesting birds called lapwings use the shape of their nests and surroundings to hide from predators, new research shows.
Plants & Animals
Sep 14, 2023
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South Africa is renowned for having one of the world's biggest populations of great white sharks (Carcharodon carcharias). Substantial declines have been observed, however, in places where the sharks normally gather on the ...
Plants & Animals
Sep 10, 2023
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New research recently published in Oikos shows that predators play a unique and important role in ecosystems by creating "ecological hotspots"—localized areas important for plants and animals.
Plants & Animals
Aug 28, 2023
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Scientists from Skoltech and research centers in Sweden and Switzerland have presented results that explain the mechanism of interaction between bacteria and phages—viruses that infect bacterial cells. The discovery is ...
Cell & Microbiology
Aug 18, 2023
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The apex predators that roamed the earth 230 million years ago had a much weaker bite than previously thought, and likely couldn't crunch through bone to consume the entirety of their kills.
Paleontology & Fossils
Aug 17, 2023
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Introduced foxes, dogs, cats, rats, and other predators kill millions of native animals every year, but what if they were conditioned to associate this prey with food that made them ill?
Plants & Animals
Aug 17, 2023
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In the shallow waters of the Scardovari lagoon, fishermen catch clams for Italy's beloved spaghetti alle vongole, alongside mussels and oysters. But an invader risks putting them out of business.
Ecology
Aug 15, 2023
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Humans have trained domestic animals for thousands of years, to help with farming, transport, or hunting.
Plants & Animals
Aug 2, 2023
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Researchers have revealed the unique 'cheating' strategy a New Zealand insect has developed to avoid being eaten—mimicking a highly toxic species.
Ecology
Aug 1, 2023
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Open ocean sharks are elusive and mysterious. They undertake vast journeys that span hundreds to thousands of kilometers across immense ocean basins. We know very little about the secret lives of ocean sharks, where they ...
Plants & Animals
Jul 31, 2023
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