An article published in PeerJ Life & Environment has uncovered insights into how mallards (Anas platyrhynchos) respond to approaching vehicles, revealing that these common waterbirds are poorly equipped to avoid collisions, ...
Plants & Animals
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They look like tiny dragons, they dine on Portuguese man o' wars, they're venomous and they're turning up on Outer Banks beaches.
Ecology
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Today's climate change is man-made. The consensus in the climate science community is unequivocal, but in order to determine just how exceptional current climate change is, we have had to contextualize the present on a much ...
Earth Sciences
Sep 25, 2024
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Reports of H5N1 bird flu outbreaks at California dairy herds are continuing to rise as the nation's largest milk producer scrambles to contain the spread.
Veterinary medicine
Sep 25, 2024
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EU member states on Wednesday voted in favor of lowering the protection status of wolves, a move decried by conservationists that paves the way for a relaxation of tight hunting restrictions.
Ecology
Sep 25, 2024
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Human-caused climate change doubled the likelihood and intensified the heavy rains that led to devastating flooding in Central Europe earlier this month, a new flash study found.
Environment
Sep 25, 2024
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Pesto the penguin towers over the colony at his Australian aquarium home, a fluffy brown furball impossible to miss as he waddles across the ice.
Plants & Animals
Sep 25, 2024
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Compared with other types of batteries, proton exchange membrane fuel cells have the advantages of high discharge power and no pollution, which is also an important carrier for hydrogen energy conversion and utilization. ...
Analytical Chemistry
Sep 25, 2024
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As the global push for sustainable biofuels intensifies, lignocellulosic biomass has emerged as a prime candidate for biofuels and biochemicals owing to its abundance and renewability. This biomass, derived from plant materials, ...
Biotechnology
Sep 25, 2024
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The most comprehensive scientific review of the global nitrogen cycle has outlined 150 "win-win" measures to significantly reduce nitrogen pollution while saving billions in costs across a range of industries.
Environment
Sep 25, 2024
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