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Plants & Animals Oct 12, 2021

Gorillas can tell human voices apart

Many animals recognize the voices of members of their own species, and some can even recognize those of other species, such as humans. But it turns out a few animals, such as gorillas, can not only recognize familiar voices ...

Archaeology Oct 12, 2021

Earliest evidence of wild tobacco use in Americas found in Utah

A team of researchers with the Far Western Anthropological Research Group and the Crow Canyon Archaeological Center, has found evidence of the earliest use of wild tobacco in the Americas. In their paper published in the ...

Plants & Animals Oct 11, 2021

Snowy plovers, already a threatened bird, are caught up in Orange County oil spill

Life was never easy for the Pacific Coast's western snowy plover.

Social Sciences Oct 5, 2021

Researcher analyzes 99 gay/trans panic defense cases

St. Edward's University Associate Professor of Criminal Justice Carsten Andresen is shedding light on a controversial legal strategy, called the gay/trans panic defense, in what is believed to be the largest analysis of gay/trans ...

Plants & Animals Oct 1, 2021

On birds—feathered messengers from deep time

When I experienced a great loss in in my early forties—almost a year to the day after another—I went to see my mother in the family home. She wasn't a hugger or giver of advice, so instead we fed the birds. As she had when ...

Environment Sep 30, 2021

Canaries lava peninsula doubles in size as wind change raises risk

Lava from the erupting volcano on La Palma in Spain's Canary Islands that began cascading into the ocean two days ago has already covered an area bigger than 25 football pitches, with concerns rising over worsening air quality ...

Social Sciences Sep 22, 2021

A history of colorism sheds light on discrimination today

Colorism is a form of discrimination, typically within a racial or ethnic group, favoring people with lighter skin over those with darker skin. This pernicious form of discrimination is often overshadowed in discussions about ...

Paleontology & Fossils Sep 17, 2021

Unearthing ancient Australia winds back the clock millions of years

What did prehistoric life look like in Australia? The skeletons of ancient creatures buried for millions of years are shedding light on marsupial evolution.

Archaeology Sep 15, 2021

Scientists pretend to be Neanderthals to explore how they caught birds in caves for food

Neanderthals, our closest relatives, became extinct between 40,000 to 35,000 years ago. Since the discovery of the first Neanderthal fossil 165 years ago, scientists have learned more about Neanderthals—including their culture, ...

Plants & Animals Aug 25, 2021

Bird communities threatened by urbanization

Urbanization is one of the most drastic forms of land-use change, and its negative consequences on biodiversity have been studied extensively in temperate countries such as Germany. However, less research has been conducted ...

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