A lush canopy is a defining feature of most of the planet's forests. But canopy-forming species can be particularly vulnerable to disturbances and environmental change. So the question is: What is a forest without its trees?
Plants & Animals
Aug 2, 2021
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Research led by a University of Wyoming graduate student involving about 50 scientists from across the globe has provided new insights into the behavior of ungulates (hoofed animals) as it relates to forage conditions and ...
Plants & Animals
Jul 27, 2021
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The female tsetse fly, which gives birth to adult-sized live young, produce weaker offspring as they get older, and when they feed on poor quality blood.
Plants & Animals
Jul 20, 2021
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A surprising study on the behavior of unrelated lizards demonstrates how evolution can lead to different species learning the same skills.
Evolution
Jul 2, 2021
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As farmers cultivated more land and began to grow fewer types of crops over the last 150 years, most native bumble bee species became rarer in Midwestern states.
Ecology
Jun 23, 2021
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When a University of Michigan-led research team reported last year that North American migratory birds have been getting smaller over the past four decades and that their wings have gotten a bit longer, the scientists wondered ...
Ecology
Jun 21, 2021
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A team of scientists from the University of British Columbia, the University of California, Santa Cruz, and the University of Miami published a new study in Ecology Letters showing how rising temperatures resulting from climate ...
Ecology
May 18, 2021
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One of nature's most prolific cannibals could be hiding in your pantry, and biologists have used it to show how social structure affects the evolution of selfish behavior.
Evolution
Mar 25, 2021
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Pheasants fall into two groups in terms of how they find their way around—and the different types prefer slightly different habitats, new research shows.
Ecology
Feb 25, 2021
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As climate change takes hold across the Americas, some areas will get wetter, and others will get hotter and drier. A new study of the yellow warbler, a widespread migratory songbird, shows that individuals have the same ...
Ecology
Feb 18, 2021
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