Plants & Animals
Dec 3, 2022
How giant-faced owls snag voles hidden in snow
Hovering over a target helps giant-faced Great Gray owls pinpoint prey hidden beneath as much as two feet of snow.
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Plants & Animals
Dec 2, 2022
Poisons killed beloved owls in Tampa Bay. Can their defenders save others?
Mark Schocken took thousands of pictures of the great horned owls in Philippe Park, but he didn't often capture them eating.
Archaeology
Dec 1, 2022
Owl-shaped plaques may have been on Copper Age children's wish list
Ancient owl-shaped slate engraved plaques, dating from about 5,000 years ago in the Iberian Peninsula, may have been created by children as toys, suggests a paper published in Scientific Reports. These findings may provide ...
Ecology
Nov 30, 2022
Bird flu has killed thousands of Florida's wild birds this year. Is it here to stay?
It was the morning of Jan. 22 when the fears of Florida wildlife biologists became reality.
Ecology
Nov 30, 2022
Panama confronts illegal trafficking of animals
In a tropical forest beside the Panama Canal, two black-handed spider monkeys swing about their wire enclosure, balanced by their long tails. They arrived at this government rehabilitation center after environmental authorities ...
Plants & Animals
Nov 23, 2022
How great gray owls find prey under deep blankets of snow
A trio of researchers from the University of California, Discover Owls and the University of Washington has discovered how great gray owls are able to find and capture voles under two feet of snow. In their paper published ...
Plants & Animals
Oct 31, 2022
New species of owl discovered in the rainforests of Africa's Príncipe Island
A new species of owl has just been described from Príncipe Island, part of the Democratic Republic of São Tomé and Príncipe in Central Africa. Scientists were first able to confirm its presence in 2016, although suspicions ...
Astronomy
Oct 28, 2022
Haunting portrait: Webb reveals dust and structure in pillars of creation
Why does mid-infrared light evoke such a somber, chilling mood in Webb's Mid-Infrared Instrument (MIRI) image? Interstellar dust cloaks the scene. And while mid-infrared light specializes in detailing where dust is, the stars ...
Earth Sciences
Oct 28, 2022
California tree carnage: A decade of drought and fire killed a third of Sierra Nevada forests
Admirers of California's Sierra Nevada mountains are familiar with the swaths of blackened trees flanking its sprawling green forest ranges. A new University of California, Berkeley study quantifies that devastation, finding ...
Cell & Microbiology
Oct 27, 2022
Establishment of induced pluripotent stem cells from endangered avian species
Japan extends from north to south, resulting in a huge diversity of climate and environmental conditions. Various endemic species have evolved in Japan as a result of their ability to adapt to diverse environmental conditions. ...
