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Plants & Animals Apr 24, 2024

Evolutionary biologists show that the color variants of female cuckoos are based on ancient mutations

Every cuckoo is an adopted child—raised by foster parents, into whose nest the cuckoo mother smuggled her egg. The cuckoo mother is aided in this subterfuge by her resemblance to a bird of prey. There are two variants of ...

Plants & Animals Apr 24, 2024

Reintroduced gray wolf found dead in Larimer County, Colorado

One of 10 gray wolves reintroduced to Colorado in December was found dead in Larimer County, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service confirmed.

Ecology Apr 23, 2024

In Brazil, hopes to use AI to save wildlife from roadkill fate

In Brazil, where about 16 wild animals become roadkill every second, a computer scientist has come up with a futuristic solution to this everyday problem: using AI to alert drivers to their presence.

Plants & Animals Apr 22, 2024

New findings shed light on how bella moths use poison to attract mates

Pyrrolizidine alkaloids are as bitter and toxic as they are hard to pronounce. They're produced by several different types of plants and are among the leading causes of accidental death in cattle.

Plants & Animals Apr 22, 2024

Prehistoric lake sturgeon is not endangered, US says despite calls from conservationists

Lake sturgeon don't need Endangered Species Act protections, federal wildlife officials announced Monday, saying that stocking programs have helped the prehistoric fish return to areas where they had vanished.

Ecology Apr 20, 2024

Scientists assess paths toward maintaining BC caribou until habitat recovers

Thanks to drastic and evidence-based solutions, more southern mountain caribou roam Western Canada today than in previous decades; however, herd numbers are too fragile to sustain themselves without continued intervention.

Ecology Apr 19, 2024

Reintroduced wolves kill four yearling cattle in latest of string of livestock attacks in Colorado

Wolves killed several yearling cattle in north-central Colorado this week, bringing the total number of wolf kills of livestock this month to six.

Social Sciences Apr 18, 2024

Why being humble can make you a better leader

When we consider how leaders get to the top, we might think of somebody like Jordan Belfort, the millionaire stockbroker portrayed by Leonardo DiCaprio in the Wolf of Wall Street. And humility is probably not the word that ...

Agriculture Apr 11, 2024

Research finds dairy farmers receptive to methane-reducing seaweed feed

New England's dairy industry continues to evolve in response to significant market challenges that include a decreased demand for milk and higher production and land costs. However, there is also ongoing evidence that organic ...

General Physics Apr 9, 2024

Peter Higgs: physicist who predicted 'God particle'

Nobel laureate Peter Higgs gave his name to one of the great scientific discoveries of the last century, earning a place alongside Albert Einstein and Max Planck in physics textbooks.

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