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Plants & Animals Jan 15, 2026

Coyote, bobcat sightings are on the rise in parts of Dallas-Fort Worth; here's how to stay safe

Amid a recent spate of reported sightings of bobcats and coyotes in Frisco, local experts are encouraging North Texas residents to be aware and to take precautions to avoid negative encounters between pets, people and wildlife.

Plants & Animals Jan 14, 2026

Researchers film foraging strategy of wood mice choosing between healthy and moth-damaged chestnuts

A mouse scurries up to six chestnuts. Three look healthy. Three have exit holes where moth larvae ate the insides before they left. What does the mouse do?

Plants & Animals Jan 5, 2026

Butterflies, snakes and flowers: In rugged Baja canyons, scientists unlock an unsung region's biodiversity

Sulfur butterflies glide across Zorrillo Canyon, hundreds of them, moving back and forth against the cerulean sky. It's nothing short of a fairy wonderland for the scientists below.

Ecology Dec 16, 2025

How owl leftovers became the perfect home for ancient baby bees

About 20,000 years ago, a family of owls lived in a cave. Sometimes, they would cough up owl pellets containing the bones of their prey, which landed on the cave floor. And, researchers have just discovered, ancient bees ...

Other Dec 15, 2025

Dissecting the Grinch: What anatomy reveals about Christmas's most famous villain

The Grinch is one of the holiday season's most familiar icons. The grumpy, green, fur-covered misanthrope who plotted to sabotage Christmas in Dr. Seuss's classic 1957 work has now become a quintessential part of the yearly ...

Astronomy Dec 15, 2025

Thank the JWST for confirming the first runaway supermassive black hole

What could force a supermassive black hole (SMBH) out of its host galaxy? They can have hundreds of millions, even billions of solar masses. What's powerful enough to dislodge one of these behemoths?

Plants & Animals Dec 13, 2025

Exotic animal cafes: Cute trend or welfare crisis?

Imagine sipping a latte while stroking an owl or watching an otter play at your feet. This is the promise of exotic animal cafes, a trend that blends coffee culture with wildlife encounters. But behind the Instagram-worthy ...

Plants & Animals Dec 9, 2025

The American West's most iconic tree is disappearing

A profound unraveling is underway in the American Southwest, happening across a thousand-mile arc from Santa Fe, New Mexico, to the central Sierra. In an unprecedented calamity, the most widely distributed, most iconic tree ...

Plants & Animals Dec 8, 2025

Wild fish show individual 'early bird' and 'night owl' activity patterns

Internal clocks can tick very differently. While some people are most productive in the morning, others are only active later in the day or at night. This phenomenon is known in science and medicine as chronotype.

Ecology Nov 26, 2025

New mapping tool could help preserve centuries-old forests in B.C.

A proactive new tool that can help preserve old forests in British Columbia has been developed by University of Alberta researchers.

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