Plants & Animals
Feb 16, 2023
Dodo 'de-extinction' announcement causes conservation debate
The dodo has joined an exclusive club, becoming one of the species suggested for de-extinction.
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Plants & Animals
Feb 3, 2023
New study has important implications for survival of the critically endangered kākāpō parrot
A new study published in PeerJ has provided crucial insights into the factors that affect the fertility of the critically endangered kākāpō, a flightless parrot species native to New Zealand.
Plants & Animals
Feb 3, 2023
Rates of hatching failure in birds almost twice as high as previously estimated
Hatching failure rates in birds are almost twice as high as experts previously estimated, according to the largest ever study of its kind by researchers from the University of Sheffield, Institute of Zoology, and University ...
Plants & Animals
Jan 30, 2023
Earwigs are the hero single mothers of the insect world, and good for your garden too
You lift a stone and staring up at you is a little insect with its tail curled and pincers ready to inflict who knows what. Then you see its attendants—tiny white insects, huddled underneath. Should you drop the stone and ...
Plants & Animals
Jan 10, 2023
Artificial light at night found to cause extensive deaths and disrupt reproduction in desert rodents
An extensive study at Tel Aviv University's School of Zoology tested the impact of prolonged low-intensity light pollution on two species of desert rodents: the diurnal golden spiny mouse, and the nocturnal common spiny mouse.
Nanomaterials
Jan 5, 2023
Coal-like material transformed to amorphous graphite and nanotubes in simulations
In a warming world, coal can often seem the "bad guy." But we can do other things with coal besides burn it. A team at Ohio University used the Pittsburgh Supercomputing Center's Bridges-2 system to carry out a series of ...
Plants & Animals
Dec 15, 2022
Bighorn sheep to get drinking stations as drought becomes new normal
Thanks to conservation efforts, there's been some good news of late when it comes to Southern California's population of bighorn sheep.
Ecology
Nov 15, 2022
Ants' farming practices and efficient navigation techniques could inspire solutions for human problems
King Solomon may have gained some of his famed wisdom from an unlikely source—ants.
General Physics
Nov 3, 2022
Information carrying could be improved through hopfions
The knot theory originates in Lord Kevin's model proposed in 1867 that atoms are made of vortex rings or knots. Although the hypothesis was proved incorrect, the knot theory has since then proliferated in both mathematics ...
Plants & Animals
Oct 25, 2022
Migrating birds drawn by light face higher chemical exposure
Birds attracted by the glow of artificial light at night are drawn into areas where they are also exposed to higher concentrations of airborne toxic chemicals, according to a new study.
