Lemur communication shows how humans evolved to create music
A type of lemur which communicates in rhythmic song shows how humans have evolved to create music, according to researchers at The University of Warwick.
A type of lemur which communicates in rhythmic song shows how humans have evolved to create music, according to researchers at The University of Warwick.
Plants & Animals
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The total solar eclipse on April 8, 2024, coincides with an exciting time for wild birds. Local birds are singing for mates and fighting for territories as they gear up for their once-a-year chance to breed.
Plants & Animals
Apr 5, 2024
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Human noise pollution is taking its toll on the iconic Australian magpie, affecting the songbirds' ability to forage for food, communicate and respond to alarm calls—but smart birds are less affected than others.
Plants & Animals
Oct 18, 2023
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Tiger populations are on the rise in the jungles of India and Nepal and the predators are roaming ever closer to villages, sparking a race among conservationists to find ways of avoiding conflict.
Ecology
Oct 7, 2023
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An early warning system that quickly classifies submarine earthquakes and determines the risk of tsunami events has been developed by scientists at Cardiff University.
Earth Sciences
Apr 25, 2023
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Multilevel societies are among the most complex societies known in nature. They are organized like Russian nesting dolls—individuals belong to family groups, which belong to clans, which belong to tribes.
Plants & Animals
Mar 10, 2023
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A school in Gloucestershire, in the west of England, was closed for several days due to an "invasion of poisonous spiders." Experts claimed they were not aggressive, but the school was closed, alarm spread and some media ...
Plants & Animals
Mar 9, 2023
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For a nervous horror fan, an evening watching HBO's hit post-apocalyptic television show The Last of Us might be followed by a restless night under the duvet. The silhouette of a coat slung over the back of a chair or even ...
Evolution
Mar 2, 2023
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Carolina chickadees are small, boisterous year-round residents of the southeastern United States. They are regularly found with much larger tufted titmice, white-breasted nuthatches and various woodpecker species.
Plants & Animals
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When a major earthquake strikes, nearby seismometers can inform rapid alerts to residents and emergency services that potentially hazardous shaking or tsunamis may be headed their way. However, local seismometer measurements ...
Earth Sciences
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