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Ecology Apr 4, 2024

Study reports that people and environment both benefit from diversified farming, while bottom lines also thrive

A massive new global study led by the University of Copenhagen and University of Hohenheim has examined the effects of diversified agriculture. The conclusion is abundantly clear—positive effects increase with every measure, ...

Plants & Animals Apr 2, 2024

Rattlesnakes on California's Santa Catalina Island have learned that it pays to be unusually aggressive

Discerning what makes rattlesnakes tick is a life's work for researchers like William Hayes. So if he wants to introduce you to the biological complexity that makes them worthy of study, be prepared to follow a deliberately ...

Plants & Animals Apr 1, 2024

How Washington's I-90 became safer for wildlife, drivers

Interstate 90 fractures the spine of the Cascades at its midpoint.

Veterinary medicine Mar 27, 2024

Effective data management plays vital role for smallholder sheep and goat breeding programs

Sheep and goat breeding plays a vital socioeconomic role in the agricultural sector across Central and West Asia and North Africa (CWANA) and beyond, providing valuable resources such as meat, milk, and wool. However, insufficient ...

Veterinary medicine Mar 26, 2024

Bird flu found in dairy cows in Texas, Kansas and New Mexico

Milk from dairy cows in Texas, Kansas and New Mexico has tested positive for the presence of bird flu, U.S. officials say.

Cell & Microbiology Mar 22, 2024

Goat dies of bird flu for first time in US, Minnesota officials say: Why it's 'significant'

Minnesota has reported the U.S.'s first ruminant—a group of animals including cattle, sheep, and goats—to test positive for avian influenza.

Environment Mar 21, 2024

Uncovering the ripple effects of the climate crisis

No roads lead to Iquitos, a Peruvian port city surrounded by the Amazon rainforest and reachable only by river. The city's diverse communities and ways of living—including fishing and farming—were what drew Heidi Mendoza. ...

Archaeology Mar 19, 2024

Study reveals 'cozy domesticity' of prehistoric stilt-house dwellers in England's ancient marshland

A major report on the remains of a stilt village that was engulfed in flames almost 3,000 years ago reveals in unprecedented detail the daily lives of England's prehistoric fenlanders.

Other Mar 13, 2024

'Hybrid' US sheep breeder used endangered genetic material, faces jail

A US man who tried to breed enormous hybrid sheep using genetic material from endangered animals so he could sell them to trophy hunting ranches faces jail time after pleading guilty to wildlife crimes on Tuesday.

Earth Sciences Mar 12, 2024

Unprecedented Hauraki Gulf heat waves revealed by marine lab's historic data set

A thermometer dipped in a bucket of sea water on New Year's Day in 1967 began a unique record that shows the dramatic intensification of warming in the Hauraki Gulf.

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