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Plants & Animals Aug 21, 2020

Understanding how birds respond to extreme weather can inform conservation efforts

When it comes to climate change, University of Wisconsin-Madison forest and wildlife ecology Professor Ben Zuckerberg says birds are the proverbial canary in the coal mine. They are both responsive and sensitive to changes ...

Social Sciences Aug 13, 2020

Systemic racism has consequences for all life in cities

Social inequalities, specifically racism and classism, are impacting the biodiversity, evolutionary shifts and ecological health of plants and animals in our cities.

Archaeology Aug 13, 2020

Got your bag? The critical place of mobile containers in human evolution

Today, bags are everywhere—from cheap canvas ones at the supermarket to designer handbags costing up to US$2,000,000.

Plants & Animals Aug 12, 2020

Emerging infectious disease and challenges of social distancing in human and non-human animals

Humans are not the only social animal struggling with new infectious diseases. When Hamilton College Associate Professor of Biology Andrea Townsend began studying the social behavior of American crows, her work was complicated ...

Plants & Animals Jul 29, 2020

My talk with Jane Goodall: Vegetarianism, animal welfare and the power of children's advocacy

This month marks 60 years since Dame Jane Goodall first ventured into the wilds of Gombe, Tanzania, at the tender age of 26 to study the behavior of chimpanzees. She has devoted her life to species conservation and campaigned ...

Social Sciences Jul 24, 2020

Study: Black entrepreneurship in the United States

A steady stream of media reports detailing the deaths of unarmed Black Americans at the hands of police. False 911 calls aimed at bringing harm to African Americans engaged in innocuous, everyday activities. Street protests ...

Ecology Jul 21, 2020

Debate needed on the potential culling of crows and foxes to protect Europe's declining ground-nesting birds

Further studies and debate are needed on the potential culling of generalist predators such as crows and foxes as a means of protecting Europe's ever declining number of ground-nesting birds, a new study suggests.

Education Jul 21, 2020

Q&A: Covid widening achievement gaps in classrooms

Among the many problems and inequities laid bare by the COVID-19 pandemic are disparities in the U.S. educational system. While the abrupt shift to digital learning has been challenging for many kids, students of color and ...

Plants & Animals Jul 14, 2020

Uniform vs. particolored plumage leads to reproductive isolation among crows, study finds

Although carrion crows and hooded crows are almost indistinguishable genetically, they avoid mating with each other. LMU researchers have now identified a mutation that appears to contribute to this instance of reproductive ...

Plants & Animals Jul 13, 2020

Bird droppings carry risk of antibiotic resistance

Bird poop may pose more health risks than people realize, according to Rice University environmental engineers who study antibiotic resistance.

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