Up to three quarters of the biodiversity living on Western Australia's iconic ironstone mountains in the State's Mid West (known as Banded Iron Formations) could be difficult or impossible to return quickly to its previous ...
Plants & Animals
Jun 1, 2021
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Native Australian alpine plants may not be able to adapt or migrate quickly enough to survive rapid changes in climate change, a UNSW study has found.
Evolution
May 24, 2021
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CT scanning—which combines a series of X-ray images taken from different angles around an organism and uses computer processing to create cross-sectional images of its bones, is providing new insight into an old initiative ...
Evolution
May 19, 2021
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Larger bumblebees are more likely to go out foraging in the low light of dawn, new research shows.
Plants & Animals
May 5, 2021
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A social behavior known as the "audience effect" has long been reported among humans. From children tussling on a playground to a sports team's home field advantage, competitors can be influenced by who is watching.
Plants & Animals
Apr 21, 2021
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The mass migration to virtual learning that resulted from the COVID-19 pandemic led to a profound change in student learning. While it presented many challenges, it also created opportunities for documenting responses.
Education
Apr 14, 2021
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Light pollution, or artificial light at night (ALAN), is a rapidly spreading form of environmental degradation that currently covers about 50% of the United States and 90% of Europe. It can have wide-ranging impacts to nocturnal ...
Plants & Animals
Mar 31, 2021
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Alpine landscapes are irrevocably changing: scientists estimate that the Alps may be glacier-free by the end of this century. As the ice melts, the unique ecosystems that exist at their edges are also fading. New research ...
Plants & Animals
Mar 10, 2021
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Juvenile white-tailed deer that strike out to find new home ranges—despite facing more risks—survive at about the same rate as those that stay home, according to a team of researchers who conducted the first mortality ...
Ecology
Mar 8, 2021
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The way a fish swims reveals a lot about its personality, say scientists
Plants & Animals
Feb 23, 2021
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