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Archaeology Jun 25, 2025

What animal bones from northeastern Mongolia reveal about life on the medieval Liao frontier

In the windswept steppe of northeastern Mongolia, archaeologists have unearthed a rare window into daily life along the medieval frontier of the Liao Empire. Excavations at a remote garrison site revealed thousands of animal ...

Environment Jun 23, 2025

Toxic threat from 'forever chemicals' sparks resistance in Georgia towns

Sasha and Jamie Cordle thought their small farm in rural Georgia would be a ladder out of working-class struggle, and a gift for their children and grandchildren.

Ecology Jun 17, 2025

New cattle feed additive reduces nitrogen emissions by up to 81%

An interdisciplinary research team involving the Research Institute of Farm Animal Biology (FBN) in Dummerstorf and the Universities of Rostock, Munich and Vienna has discovered that willow leaves have the potential to drastically ...

Environment Jun 17, 2025

Rainy spring may be bad news for fire season. Here's what you can do about it

This May, Denver saw more than 4 inches of rain, doubling the city's historic average and outpacing famously rainy places like Seattle.

Plants & Animals Jun 12, 2025

Targeted management of invasive species could reduce EU species extinction risk by 16%

Experts from the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) have analyzed how targeted management of invasive alien species (IAS) can reduce extinction risks for threatened species across the European Union (EU), ...

Plants & Animals Jun 11, 2025

3D database offers virtual access to animal skeletons and bones of iconic Australian wildlife

For the first time, the remarkable features of Australia's unique wildlife—from platypus, bilby, kangaroo, koala and emu to mammals gone extinct—are available for all to see, via their bones and skeletons in a new free online ...

Agriculture Jun 2, 2025

Artificial insemination a win for Zimbabwe's farmers

Zimbabwean farmer Freedom Sibanda used to sell his goats for US$30 each. Now, through crossbreeding techniques, one goat can fetch up to US$60 at market.

Archaeology May 28, 2025

Sweeping study of 7,000 years of monuments in South Arabia shows how pastoralists adapted to change

New research brings together 7,000 years of history in South Arabia to show how ancient pastoralists changed placement and construction of monuments over time in the face of environmental and cultural forces.

Ecology May 27, 2025

Do goats lend a helping hoof? Study provides evidence of prosocial behavior in farm animals

Can goats help each other? A new study by the Research Institute of Farm Animal Biology (FBN) in Dummerstorf in collaboration with colleagues from the University of Veterinary Medicine Vienna suggests that goats exhibit prosocial ...

Plants & Animals May 15, 2025

Proposal to limit hunting of coyotes draws ire of California ranchers, farmers

A proposal to regulate the killing of coyotes in California has drawn fierce opposition from ranchers and farmers, who say they need to be able to control the wild canines to protect livestock and pets.

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