Wild geese take climate action
Migratory animals are actively adjusting their traditions to climate change, new research has found.
Migratory animals are actively adjusting their traditions to climate change, new research has found.
Plants & Animals
Sep 2, 2019
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Fun fact: The microscopic worms BYU professor Byron Adams studies are not only the most abundant animal species on earth, they also make up four-fifths of animal life on this planet. That's right, four out of every five animals ...
Environment
Jul 26, 2019
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In the Canadian Arctic, a mystery has troubled scientists and local communities for decades: Why do marine animals in the western Arctic have higher mercury levels than those in the east?
Earth Sciences
Oct 19, 2018
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A University of Manitoba graduate student discovered Canada's first, genuine, scientifically sound monster lurking under our Arctic sea ice.
Plants & Animals
Oct 19, 2017
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(Phys.org) —Saving energy is crucial to the survival of animals living in the cold regions of the world. A small marmot-like rodent from the Arctic is world champion when it comes to energy saving. According to Jun Yan ...
Plants & Animals
May 12, 2014
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Europe's top court on Thursday rejected an appeal by Inuit seal hunters and fur traders against an EU ban on products derived from the Arctic animals.
Ecology
Oct 3, 2013
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The explosion of animal life on Earth around 520 million years ago was the result of a combination of interlinked factors rather than a single underlying cause, according to a new study.
Earth Sciences
Sep 19, 2013
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With sea ice at its lowest point in 1,500 years, how might ecological communities in the Arctic be affected by its continued and even accelerated melting over the next decades? In a review article in the journal Science, ...
Ecology
Aug 1, 2013
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Russian scientists claimed Wednesday they have discovered blood in the carcass of a woolly mammoth, adding that the rare find could boost their chances of cloning the prehistoric animal.
Archaeology
May 29, 2013
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A remote Siberian region has placed a bounty on the heads of its wolf population, complaining that thousands of the predators are killing too many reindeer and horses.
Ecology
Jan 7, 2013
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