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Southern elephant seals are adaptable—but they struggle when faced with both rapid climate change and human impacts
Southern elephant seals (Mirounga leonina) are an iconic species of the Southern Ocean. But with rapid environmental changes in their ocean home, the seals' population range has been shifting.
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Australia's environment shows signs of improvement, but ecosystems remain under threat
Australia's environment improved slightly in 2024, marking the fourth consecutive year of above-average conditions, but major challenges remain following a year of record-breaking heat, mass coral bleaching and declining ...
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Low-cost idea is helping farmers in developing countries prevent venomous snakebites through a customizable armor
Paralysis. Fever. Convulsions. These are just some of the symptoms of a venomous snakebite. If you're lucky and live close to a hospital, you can receive antivenom and leave with a story and a scar. For those who live in ...
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Blending art and science in new Mojave Seedling Guide: Q&A
Nevada's desert landscape is filled with life that is hidden to human eyes. But when conditions are just right, typically following a particularly wet winter, billions of seeds burst to life in vibrant, colorful displays ...
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'Musky' marsupial could solve hopping kangaroo mystery
Scientists stalking a small marsupial through a remote Australian rainforest say they may have found a clue to the mystery of why its bigger kangaroo cousins hop instead of walk.
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A mere whiff of penguin poo pushes krill to take frantic evasive action
Imagine looking at the world through the stalked compound eyes of krill in the Southern Ocean. All of a sudden, a penguin appears like a voracious giant, streamlined like a torpedo, chasing and consuming thousands of krill ...
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U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services suggests letting bird flu spread naturally through poultry farms
A controversial proposal from U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services Robert F. Kennedy Jr. to let bird flu naturally spread through poultry farms is raising alarms among scientists, who say the move could be inhumane ...
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Fertilization experiment provides 50 years of data for sustainable open-field vegetable production
For 50 years, scientists in Großbeeren have studied how different fertilization strategies affect vegetable and soil quality. The box plot facility in Großbeeren hosted one of the world's longest fertilization experiments ...
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Can animals make art?
In the forests of eastern Australia, satin bowerbirds create structures known as "bowers."
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Unveiling the potential of Japanese bird banding data for avian movement research
Bird banding has long been a valuable tool for studying the movements of migratory birds, providing essential insights into their migration patterns, behavior, and ecology. However, despite decades of bird banding efforts ...
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Study finds a good Sphagnum moss layer growth improves carbon sequestration in restored peatlands
In a study published in Restoration Ecology, researchers from the University of Eastern Finland measured post-restoration Sphagnum moss layer growth on 18 peatland sites in Finland 10 years after restoration.
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The cicadas are coming to Georgia: Why the clamor won't be quite as loud as last year
Cicadas, those loud, large but harmless insects, will soon emerge this spring after 17 years underground in Georgia.
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How light and epigenetics cooperate to regulate plant growth
A research team led by Prof. Cao Xiaofeng at the Institute of Genetics and Developmental Biology (IGDB) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS) has uncovered the cooperative roles of photoreceptors, epigenetic modifiers, ...
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First right whale mom and calf of the season spotted in Cape Cod Bay
The first North Atlantic right whale mom and calf duo of the season were spotted in Cape Cod Bay heading into spring, the Center for Coastal Studies announced.
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Integrated pest management: A vital strategy to protect Asian rice against fall armyworm
A new study published in the journal CABI Reviews highlights the critical role that integrated pest management (IPM) plays in combating the threat fall armyworm poses to Asian rice security.
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'Smart' roots modify hydraulics to make strategic use of water, field study confirms
Plants are able to modify their root hydraulics to maintain water status and strategically use soil water, according to a new study published today in the New Phytologist. When soils are drying, plants can decrease water ...
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Thorny skates come in 'snack' and 'party' sizes: After a century of guessing, scientists now know why
When Jeff Kneebone was a college student in 2002, his research involved a marine mystery that has stumped curious scientists for the last two decades. That mystery had to do with thorny skates in the North Atlantic. In some ...
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Scientists map neural wiring of vocal circuits in songbirds
Researchers have mapped the long-range synaptic connections involved in vocal learning in zebra finches, uncovering new details about how the brain organizes learned vocalizations such as birdsong.
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Extreme heat impacts dairy production, and small farms are most vulnerable
Livestock agriculture is bearing the cost of extreme weather events. A study from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign explores how heat stress affects U.S. dairy production, finding that high heat and humidity lead ...
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Stingrays reveal nature's elegant solution to maintaining geometric armor growth
How does the armored tiling on shark and ray cartilage maintain a continuous covering as the animals' skeletons expand during growth?
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