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Plants & Animals 2 hours ago

Quantifying potential impact of feral hog predation on coastal American alligator nests

Researchers with the Texas A&M College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Department of Rangeland, Wildlife and Fisheries Management are keeping a watchful eye on American alligator nests to shed light on the potential impacts ...

Environment 11 hours ago

Seoul residents sweating with record 'tropical nights' weather

Residents of South Korea's capital are resorting to novel ways to beat the heat as a century-old weather record fell Friday following a 26th "tropical night" in a row—when the temperature stays above 25 degrees Celsius ...

Veterinary medicine Aug 14, 2024

How to keep your pet's coat healthy

Unless you own a Sphinx cat, you probably deal with your pet's coat daily. Every time you pet, groom, or even feed your pet, you're interacting with your pet's coat health.

Archaeology Aug 14, 2024

Researchers discover there was an overseas trade supplying horses for sacrifices during the late Viking age

Prehistoric communities from Iceland to the Eurasian Steppe sacrificed horses as part of their funeral rites. These Baltic tribes, known as the Balts, sacrificed horses longer than anywhere else in Europe, up until the 14th ...

Evolution Aug 14, 2024

Chromatin structure found to play a key role in canine social behavior evolution

A study on dogs found that chromatin's spatial structure has a significant role in the evolution of social behavior. Chromatin, the compact form of DNA, not only packages genetic material but also plays a crucial role in ...

Plants & Animals Aug 14, 2024

How color shapes which animals we fear—and which we protect

Around the world, animals that exhibit rare color morphisms—including lighter-colored variants with albinism or leucism and dark-colored variants with melanism—are often the subject of both veneration and fear in humans.

Plants & Animals Aug 13, 2024

At its core, life is all about play—just look at the animal kingdom

At Cambridge University Library, along with all the books, maps and manuscripts, there's a child's drawing that curators have titled "The Battle of the Fruit and Vegetable Soldiers."

Astronomy Aug 12, 2024

The next full moon is a supermoon blue moon

The next full moon is a supermoon, a blue moon; the sturgeon moon; the red, corn, green corn, barley, herb, grain, or dog moon; Raksha Bandhan or Rakhi Purnima; and Tu B'Av.

Archaeology Aug 12, 2024

Unveiling the ancient Maya's relationship to animals and nature

As the scorching May sun of Central Belize blazes down on us, temperatures soar to a staggering 106°F. Local farmers anxiously await the onset of the rainy season to sow their crops, but the much-needed first rain remains ...

Ecology Aug 12, 2024

Bacteria's hidden hand in tick survival

A new study led by Prof. Yuval Gottlieb from the Koret School of Veterinary Medicine at The Hebrew University of Jerusalem has unveiled important information about the relationship between the brown dog tick, Rhipicephalus ...

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