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Plants & Animals Nov 23, 2025

A pair of snowy owls spotted along Lake Michigan beach draws crowds in Chicago

A pair of snowy owls spotted along a Lake Michigan beach has drawn curious crowds and sparked happy speculation about how long the Arctic birds of prey will call Chicago home.

Plants & Animals Nov 11, 2025

The barred owl's westward migration threatens other species and a whole ecosystem

A new study of nearly 800 barred owls on the West Coast shows the invasive predator feeds on 29 species given special conservation status by federal and state governments.

Ecology Nov 10, 2025

How we're tracking avian flu's toll on wildlife across North America

Since first being detected in Newfoundland in 2021, a subtype of highly pathogenic avian influenza, HPAI A(H5Nx), has had a dramatic impact on North America.

Plants & Animals Nov 10, 2025

Scientists discover chameleon's telephone-cord-like optic nerves once overlooked by Aristotle and Newton

Chameleons' wandering eyes have fascinated and puzzled scientists since the days of ancient Greece. Now, after millennia of study, modern imaging has revealed the secret of their nearly 360-degree view and uncanny ability ...

Ecology Nov 5, 2025

Ukraine's massive nature project is helping veterans and land recover

Ukrainians have always felt closely tied to their land, often expressing this through literature and folktales. But these connections have grown even stronger since the country was invaded by Russia in 2022.

Plants & Animals Nov 5, 2025

130 species in Southern Ontario at risk of local extinction by 2050 if no new actions taken, study indicates

Southern Ontario is home to 133 at-risk species, 98% of which could be locally extinct in the next 25 years if the provincial government takes no action to protect them. But a new study from the University of British Columbia ...

Plants & Animals Oct 30, 2025

Plan to kill 450,000 owls creates odd political bedfellows—loggers and environmentalists

The strange political bedfellows created by efforts to save spotted owls in the Pacific Northwest just got even stranger.

Plants & Animals Oct 28, 2025

Researchers investigate how the barred owl is adapting to urbanization

A high-pitched screech cuts the night air. Then silence. Minutes pass with only the low drone of crickets. Then you hear it, a soft, crescendoing hoot.

Agriculture Oct 16, 2025

A better understanding of circadian rhythms in crop plants can help improve agricultural production

Are you an early bird or a night owl? The tendency to rise early or sleep late is determined by our circadian clock, which is a biological timekeeper that makes sure our bodies are adjusted to the time of day.

Plants & Animals Oct 14, 2025

The medieval folklore of Britain's endangered wildlife 'omens,' from hedgehogs to nightjars

As the seasons turn and the nights draw in, the countryside of the British Isles seems alive with omens: an owl's screech, or a bat above the hedgerows.

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