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Not too big, not too small: Why modern humans are the ideal size for speed
The fastest animal on land is the cheetah, capable of reaching top speeds of 104 kilometers per hour. In the water, the fastest animals are yellowfin tuna and wahoo, which can reach speeds of 75 and 77 km per hour respectively. ...
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Nov 2, 2024
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Nuts! NY authorities euthanize Instagram squirrel star
A squirrel named Peanut who was propelled to the heights of internet celebrity has been euthanized, New York authorities said Friday, biting a government staffer on the way out.
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Nov 2, 2024
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The reasons flowers wilt could explain how plants spend (and save) their energy
Wilting flowers might not signal poor flower or plant health, but rather the effects of a sophisticated resource management strategy in plants, millions of years in the making.
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Nov 2, 2024
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Researchers study effect of phosphorous and irradiance on the invasive plant Chromolaena odorata
Resource competition is an important factor affecting the invasion success of alien plants, and environmental factors influence the competition outcomes between invasive and native plants. Chromolaena odorata has been listed ...
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Nov 1, 2024
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A comparison of bat and bird wings reveals their evolutionary paths are vastly different
Bats are incredibly diverse animals: They can climb onto other animals to drink their blood, pluck insects from leaves or hover to drink nectar from tropical flowers, all of which require distinctive wing designs.
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Nov 1, 2024
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'Wing spreading' adaptation in fruit flies offers insights into female courtship behavior
In the game of evolution, key behavioral adaptations that confer fitness in survival and reproduction, paying tremendous dividends for an individual's progeny, may seemingly arise from thin air—so much so, even familiar ...
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Nov 1, 2024
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Freshwater jellyfish sightings rise in Canadian lakes
As a lake researcher, I have in recent years had quite a few people ask me whether jellyfish really do live in lakes. Some people think they are seeing things, or that their friends or family are. I've even heard of marital ...
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Nov 1, 2024
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Urban legends or urban wildlife? Creepy creature sightings might just be thriving Chicago animals
Over the last decade, hundreds of reports have cropped up across the Chicago area of people's horrifying encounters with a large, winged creature with glowing red eyes. Last month, Park Ridge residents looked out their windows ...
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Nov 1, 2024
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Ecologist uses deep learning to help protect chimpanzees
The future of chimpanzees depends on smart conservation strategies, and that requires data, lots of data. Ecologist Adrienne Chitayat has conducted research on chimpanzees in Tanzania and is the first to systematically survey ...
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Oct 31, 2024
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How fruit flies achieve accurate visual behavior despite changing light conditions
When light conditions rapidly change, our eyes have to respond to this change in fractions of a second to maintain stable visual processing. This is necessary when, for example, we drive through a forest and move through ...
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Oct 31, 2024
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High survival rates explain 20 years of rapid expansion of wolves in Germany
Since wolves returned to Germany 20 years ago, they have spread quickly in many parts of the country. The rapid increase was due to high survival and reproduction rates in areas with favorable environmental conditions. These ...
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Oct 31, 2024
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Between night and day: Research uncovers genetic basis for flies' circadian plasticity
Most plants and animals are exposed to a wide range of environmental variations. A study published in the journal Nature and conducted by the team of Richard Benton, professor at the Center for Integrative Genomics in the ...
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Oct 31, 2024
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The fungus among us: California's bats under siege
A sinister fungus is spreading through California's bat populations, threatening their survival just as the spooky season takes flight.
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Oct 31, 2024
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Stem cell-like approach in plants sheds light on specialized cell wall formation
A new method developed by Penn State biologists allows them to turn stripped-down plant cells into other types of cells, similar to the way stem cells differentiate into different cell types. Using this method, the research ...
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Oct 31, 2024
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New study investigates beetle communication and its affect on brood care
Researchers at the University of Bayreuth have discovered that burying beetle larvae tend to have lower weights and higher mortality rates when their parents are unable to communicate acoustically during brood care. This ...
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Oct 31, 2024
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A new piece in the grass pea puzzle: Updated genome sequence published
An international research collaboration has completed the most detailed genome assembly to date of grass pea (Lathyrus sativus).
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Oct 31, 2024
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Computational model calculates an organism's ideal learning rate based on its life cycle and surroundings
Researchers at the Complexity Science Hub and Santa Fe Institute have developed a model to calculate how quickly or slowly an organism should ideally learn in its surroundings. An organism's ideal learning rate depends on ...
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Oct 31, 2024
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Study shows bats have acoustic cognitive maps
Echolocating bats have been found to possess an acoustic cognitive map of their home range, enabling them to navigate over kilometer-scale distances using echolocation alone.
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Oct 31, 2024
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Can a superstar hippo help save Africa's rainforests?
The world's first superstar hippo lives in a zoo in Thailand. Moo Deng shot to fame soon after she was born in July this year, thanks to viral videos that showed off her cute expressions and chirpy demeanor. Yet the story ...
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Oct 31, 2024
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Destructive weed, found in New York state, resists common herbicides
The invasive pigweed Palmer amaranth, first found in New York soybean fields in 2019, has been dubbed the "spotted lanternfly of weeds" for its ability to spread quickly and wreak havoc on crops. Now a new study sheds light ...
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Oct 31, 2024
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