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Social 'hippie' spiders don't believe in labels
New research led by the University of Portsmouth has revealed that African social spiders—dubbed "hippie spiders" for their cooperative lifestyle—may not have distinct personalities after all.
Plants & Animals
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Balancing nature restoration and land use: Integrated spatial planning shows path to sustainable growth in EU
Can nature restoration and economic productivity go hand in hand? A new study finds that the EU's ambitious Nature Restoration Regulation (NRR) is essential to achieving biodiversity conservation and climate mitigation targets ...
Ecology
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Many paths to an angry bird: Female cavity-nesting birds show higher aggression when defending limited nesting sites
"Get off my lawn!" Funny as a meme but maybe scary in real life, this short sentence is synonymous with an elderly man shouting at kids whose bikes have gotten too close to a well-manicured front yard. But it could just as ...
Plants & Animals
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New pests and diseases likely to cut UK tree growth, study finds
The arrival of new plant pests and diseases is likely to severely damage UK trees and woodlands in the coming decades, new research shows.
Ecology
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Austria trials DNA testing to uncover honey fraud
At a laboratory in Austria's mountainous Tyrol province, scientists are DNA testing about 100 honey samples a month to learn about their composition—and in some cases to determine whether they have been adulterated.
Ecology
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Up to 42% of insect behavioral experiments not reproducible across laboratories
If an experiment is repeated under similar conditions, the results should be the same. In reality, the situation is often different—scientists speak of a "reproducibility crisis," which affects different disciplines.
Plants & Animals
Apr 25, 2025
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The birds and the bees: Including bird data improves estimates of wild bee species
A study published in the journal PLOS One reveals that combining bird observation data with land cover information provides more accurate predictions of numbers of wild bee species—a metric called richness—than using ...
Plants & Animals
Apr 25, 2025
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Animal energy usage made visible through video
Energy scarcity is a central driver of animal behavior and evolution. The amazing diversity of life on this planet is a testament to the plethora of novel biological solutions to the problem of securing and maintaining energy. ...
Plants & Animals
Apr 25, 2025
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Sea creatures keep dying in California waters: Now researchers have an answer
Sea creatures keep showing up dead in California waters, and researchers may have an answer as to why.
Plants & Animals
Apr 25, 2025
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Some male mice fiercely guard females within their territories, while others seek out quick flings
In a comprehensive study conducted at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Biology, researchers tracked 244 wild-derived male house mice—yes, the kind you'd find in barns or basements—over their entire lives, up ...
Evolution
Apr 25, 2025
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Empathic comforting varies more within bonobo and chimpanzee species than between them
Psychologists from Durham University, UK, have observed the behavior of 90 sanctuary-living apes to establish whether bonobos were more likely than chimpanzees to comfort others in distress.
Plants & Animals
Apr 25, 2025
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Some shark bites may be 'survival instinct' rather than planned attacks, contrary to media portrayal
Sharks are often perceived as the ultimate beasts, an image largely imposed on them by the media. Yet, shark bites are rare—only around 100 or so happen every year, and just around 10% are fatal.
Plants & Animals
Apr 25, 2025
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Human threats outweigh natural factors in shaping deer populations across Atlantic Rainforest
A group of Brazilian researchers has, for the first time in the entire Atlantic Rainforest, estimated the population density of the five deer species of the biome. This allowed them to measure the main factors that influence ...
Plants & Animals
Apr 24, 2025
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Study of 'spatial synchrony' using long-term data exposes ecological trends and could boost conservation, farming
Populations of animals and plants separated by even thousands of miles can rise and fall together driven by ecological factors, a phenomenon scientists call "spatial synchrony."
Plants & Animals
Apr 24, 2025
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Identifying salt patches and marsh with field data and machine-learning algorithm
Salty soils are causing reduced crop density, lower yields and barren lands unable to sustain crop growth. Sea level rise, intense storm surges and the overextraction of groundwater are driving this increasing salinity in ...
Ecology
Apr 24, 2025
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Slowing the spread: Researchers offer recommendations for preventing invasive carp
New research from South Dakota State University's Department of Natural Resource Management examines how different states are stopping the spread of invasive carp.
Plants & Animals
Apr 24, 2025
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Tick researchers identify new strain of Rickettsia bacteria that causes spotted fever infections in humans
In a residential backyard in Maine, Project ITCH researchers from the University of Massachusetts Amherst stumbled upon a surprise finding: rabbit ticks harboring a new type of bacteria related to a group of pathogens that ...
Ecology
Apr 24, 2025
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Wild bonobos study reveals that females team up to maintain power in their societies
Biologically speaking, female and male bonobos have a weird relationship. First, there's the sex. It's the females who decide when and with whom they mate. They easily parry unwanted sexual advances—and the males know better ...
Plants & Animals
Apr 24, 2025
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Analysis shows that tree diversity builds climate resilience and boosts economic return
In the face of mounting threats from climate change, mixed species forests have been called an "insurance policy" for UK forestry in a new literature review supported by DEFRA and Teagasc.
Ecology
Apr 24, 2025
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Climate change is now the leading threat to imperiled species, new study finds
Authors of an article in BioScience reveal that climate change has become the most pervasive threat to ESA-listed species, marking the first time that this driver has been identified to surpass other causes of biodiversity ...
Plants & Animals
Apr 24, 2025
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