Solving the mystery of Serengeti's vanishing wild dogs
In 1991, a strange thing happened in the wilds of Tanzania's Serengeti National Park.
Plants & Animals
Jan 31, 2019
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Ecology and Evolution
World's longest-winged birds go easy on older partners
A new study led by the University of Liverpool has found that wandering albatrosses with older partners spend less time on foraging trips than those with more sprightly partners so that their mate has a shorter wait without ...
Plants & Animals
Dec 19, 2022
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Pine martens like to have neighbors—but not too near
Pine martens need neighbours but like to keep their distance, according to new research.
Plants & Animals
May 15, 2020
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New study suggests that sperm whales travel together, dine alone
Sperm whales have long been known to be highly social creatures and a new study confirms that when a group of them travel, they tend to hang pretty close together.
Plants & Animals
Sep 13, 2017
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Honeybees are struggling to get enough good bacteria
Modern monoculture farming, commercial forestry and even well-intentioned gardeners could be making it harder for honeybees to store food and fight off diseases, a new study suggests.
Ecology
Apr 17, 2018
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Australasia's hidden pollination crisis could threaten biodiversity and food security
Australasia has likely overlooked a pollination crisis, according to new research published today in the journal Ecology and Evolution. The research, led by Macquarie University, also underscores a pressing need for intervention ...
Plants & Animals
Oct 30, 2023
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Tracking of nearctic seabirds surprises scientists with diverse migratory paths from shared breeding site
As the Arctic and the oceans warm due to climate change, understanding how a rapidly changing environment may affect birds making annual journeys between the Arctic and the high seas is vital to international conservation ...
Plants & Animals
Dec 21, 2021
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What four decades of canned salmon reveal about marine food webs
Alaskan waters are a critical fishery for salmon. Complex marine food webs underlie and sustain this fishery, and scientists want to know how climate change is reshaping them. But finding samples from the past isn't easy.
Plants & Animals
Apr 4, 2024
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Survey shows huge bird population drop in Europe and the UK over past 40 years
A team of researchers affiliated with multiple institutions in the U.K. and one in the Czech Republic has found huge losses in bird numbers in the U.K. and Europe over the past 40 years. In their paper published in the journal ...
Ice Age climate change played a bigger role in skunk genetics than geological barriers
Climate plays a key role in determining what animals can live where. And while human-induced climate change has been causing major problems for wildlife as of late, changes in the Earth's climate have impacted evolution for ...
Ecology
May 3, 2017
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