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Ecology Mar 14, 2024

Forest and stream habitats keep energy exchanges in balance, global team finds

Forests and streams are separate but linked ecosystems, existing side by side, with energy and nutrients crossing their porous borders and flowing back and forth between them. For example, leaves fall from trees, enter streams, ...

Plants & Animals Mar 13, 2024

New study shows how AI can help us better understand global threats to wildlife

A new study published in Conservation Biology by the University of Sussex shows how researchers are using AI technology and social media to help identify global threats to wildlife.

Ecology Mar 13, 2024

How climate change drives the spread of invasive plants

As the climate warms, the number of alien species on every continent is expected to increase 36% by 2050. Some alien species—that is, plants or animals that live outside their natural range—are invasive and can harm ecosystems ...

Plants & Animals Mar 13, 2024

Most male mammals are not bigger than females: New analysis of more than 400 species

New research is cutting male mammals down to size.

Education Mar 11, 2024

Q&A: How parents can set children up for reading success

One of life's greatest pastimes may be settling in with a terrific book. In honor of March's National Reading Month, Laurie Gauger, Ph.D., an assistant clinical professor of speech, language, and hearing sciences at the University ...

Plants & Animals Mar 8, 2024

How green corridors are breathing new life into French forests

In the summer of 2008, during a family holiday road trip, we passed by the Aquitaine region in southwestern France. As we drove through a sprawling woodland, a mesmerizing sight unfolded before my eyes: a meticulously ordered ...

Evolution Mar 8, 2024

New study reveals the evolutionary nature of animal friendships

Biologists from Stockholm University and University of Neuchâtel present groundbreaking research shedding new light on the evolution of social bonds and cooperation among group-living animals. The study was published in ...

Space Exploration Mar 8, 2024

How do animals react during a total solar eclipse? Scientists plan to find out in April

When a total solar eclipse transforms day into night, will tortoises start acting romantic? Will giraffes gallop? Will apes sing odd notes?

Plants & Animals Mar 6, 2024

Global warming is affecting bats' hibernation, study shows

Global change is altering the physiology of the hibernation and behavior of bats, according to a study led by the University of Barcelona, carried out over 20 years. Given the milder winters in Spain, bats are accumulating ...

Plants & Animals Mar 6, 2024

Scientists uncover evidence for a new form of collective sensing in electric elephantnose fish

It would be a game-changer if all members of a basketball team could see out of each other's eyes in addition to their own. A research duo at Columbia's Zuckerman Institute has found evidence that this kind of collective ...

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