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'Marine Prosperity Areas': a holistic approach to ocean conservation and community well-being
Could 2025 be the year marine protection efforts get a "glow up"? According to a team of conservation-minded researchers, including Octavio Aburto of UC San Diego's Scripps Institution of Oceanography, the moment has arrived.
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Scientists search for answers after gray whale washes ashore in LA, bitten and underweight
Over the weekend, a 38-foot-long female gray whale washed ashore at Dockweiler State Beach, prompting an outpouring of grief from marine mammal lovers and leaving an important question etched into the sand—what killed her?
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Australian team claims first IVF kangaroo embryo
Australian-based scientists said Thursday they had produced the world's first kangaroo embryo through in vitro fertilization, hailing it as a key step towards saving marsupials that are endangered.
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Male flies sharpen their eyesight to call females' bluff: Study suggests ongoing evolution
With bloated bellies and hairy legs, female flies try to look bigger to get food from courting mates. But male flies, in turn, have sharpened their eyesight to call their bluff. A new study by researchers from the Universities ...
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AI-powered analysis uncovers marine herbivores' impact on eelgrass disease spread
Eelgrass, a type of flowering seagrass found in temperate zones around the world, provides habitat for many species, protects coastlines, improves water quality, sequesters carbon and supports fishing economies. The foundation ...
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Best in nose: Border collies outperform hunting breeds in olfactory task study
A new comprehensive study by Hungarian ethologists provides valuable insights into the factors that affect the olfactory performance of dogs. Border collies, a herding breed, reached higher success levels than some hunting ...
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Biophysics research illuminates the beginnings of animal development
Most animals, including humans, have bilateral symmetry, which means our bodies are pretty symmetrical. At least on the outside. On the inside, things are different.
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Landowners' motivations impact invasive species management, study reveals
Many U.S. forests are privately owned, particularly in the Eastern and North Central parts of the country. This makes control of invasive plants and pests challenging because efforts must be coordinated across landowners.
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Scientists solve the mystery of sea turtles' 'lost years'
Using satellite trackers, scientists have discovered the whereabouts of young sea turtles during a key part of their lives.
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Plant-covered walls can combat urban heat and help biodiversity
Plant-covered facades help cool urban areas and provide habitats for plants, birds, insects and other organisms. An international team of researchers has drawn this conclusion after systematically comparing green walls, bare ...
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Feb 4, 2025
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Nearly 500 species of deep-sea dwellers documented at Costa Rican methane seeps
An international team of marine biologists has documented the highest known count of deep-sea species living in methane seeps off Costa Rica's Pacific coast.
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Feb 4, 2025
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Cell polarity coordinates jellyfish larval development along a central axis, study finds
Scientists have uncovered a key mechanism in jellyfish embryos that provides new insights into how the body plan of these animals develops along a central axis from their "head" to "tail."
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Feb 4, 2025
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A kinder, gentler social life: How Kinda baboons redefine primate friendships
An international team of scientists led by a recent doctoral graduate from the University of Massachusetts Amherst sheds new light on the social behaviors of Kinda baboons (Papio kindae), revealing a remarkably affiliative ...
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Feb 4, 2025
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Bees count from left to right just like some humans, apes and birds, study finds
Picture writing the numbers 1 to 5 in a horizontal line, from smallest to largest. Where did you put 1? If you placed 1 on the left and 5 on the right, you share this preference with most humans.
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Feb 4, 2025
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Researchers urge reforms to improve global wildlife trade regulation
A new analysis led by University of Oxford researchers has found that the main agreement that regulates international wildlife trade is failing to adequately deter the illegal extraction and trade of many species.
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Feb 4, 2025
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Human influence has led to loss of dialects in chimpanzees, long-term study suggests
A new study, conducted on wild chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes verus) in Taï National Park, Côte d'Ivoire, provides evidence that the gestures used by male chimpanzees from four neighboring communities during copulation requests ...
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How eye saccades enable mammals to simultaneously chase prey and navigate through complex environments
How do predators use their vision to both navigate through the terrain while tracking prey running for its life? Pursuing prey through a complex environment is a major challenge for the visual system, as not only does the ...
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Feb 4, 2025
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Frogs' unique bitter taste receptors could hold key to better human allergen detection
What if you could detect allergens even better, so that before you even put something in your mouth, you knew whether it was dangerous? And what if frogs could help you do it?
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Feb 4, 2025
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Decoding a butterfly's travel map: Scientists find globetrotting not in genes
Painted lady butterflies are world travelers. The ones we encounter in Europe fly from Africa to Sweden, ultimately returning to areas north and south of the Sahara. But what determines whether some butterflies travel long ...
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Feb 4, 2025
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Study estimates the cost of preventing extinction of Australia's priority species
A new study has estimated it would cost $15.6 billion per year for 30 years to prevent extinction for 99 of Australia's priority species.
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Feb 3, 2025
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