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Experiments show wild fish can recognize individual divers

For years, scientific divers at a research station in the Mediterranean Sea had a problem: at some point in every field season, local fish would follow them and steal food intended as experimental rewards. Intriguingly, these ...

Q&A: Why 'leaky' plants could accelerate climate change

Plants play a key role in regulating Earth's climate, but recent research suggests that rising temperatures could disrupt this balance, because plants are leaking more water than previously thought.

How moth abundances impact birds in boreal forests

A recent study has explored how changes in moth abundance affect insect-eating birds in Finland. The findings, published in Ecology Letters, reveal that the impact of moths as a food source varies between bird groups and ...

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Citizen science helps take a 'bite' out of shark depredation

Shark depredation is a hot-button issue in recreational fishing, as anglers face off against these stealthy ocean bandits. These underwater thieves snatch fish straight off the line, often leaving nothing but scraps—or ...

Starfish skeletons provide key insights into bone evolution

Researchers at the Biomimetics-Innovation-Center, Hochschule Bremen—City University of Applied Sciences, have made pioneering discoveries about how mechanical stress shapes the ultrastructure of starfish skeletons. Published ...

Human presence at waterholes may change animal behavior

When tourists venture into nature, their thoughts are often focused on the animals they'll get to see. But animals may also have them in mind, according to a new study from the University of Georgia published in the Journal ...

Scientists discover heat-resistant strain of sugar kelp

Like most aquatic vegetation, kelp is being negatively impacted by climate change. Warming ocean temperatures have led to shorter growing and harvesting seasons, including for sugar kelp, one of the most commonly farmed kelp ...