Earth from space: Farming the desert
The Copernicus Sentinel-2 mission takes us over El Oued, in northeast Algeria, about 80 km west of the border with Tunisia.
Planetary Sciences
May 5, 2023
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Choosing the right people to go to Mars
(Phys.org)—When humans eventually travel to the Red Planet, the voyage will be long and difficult. The simulated Mars500 mission showed that every detail must be planned, including diet and sleep. The findings will also ...
Space Exploration
Jan 16, 2013
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Save your day: Mid-ocean creatures control light to avoid becoming snacks
If you're a snack-sized squid or octopus living in the ocean zone where the last bit of daylight gives way, having some control over your reflection could be a matter of life and death.
Plants & Animals
Nov 10, 2011
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Researchers study the flight pattern of the red palm weevil in order to set more efficient control measures
What is the average distance that the red palm weevil covers? Does the insect's sex, age and body size have an influence on its flight potential? Researchers of the Universitat Politècnica de València have released a study ...
Plants & Animals
Jul 4, 2014
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Catfish study reveals multiplicity of species
Peer into any stream in a South American rainforest and you may well see a small shoal of similar-looking miniature catfish. But don't be fooled into thinking that they are all the same species.
Plants & Animals
Jan 5, 2011
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Controls for animals' color designs revealed
The vivid colors and designs animals use to interact with their environments have awed and inspired since before people learned to draw on the cave wall.
Plants & Animals
Apr 7, 2010
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Bird malaria spreading via global hotspots
Bird species around the globe are suffering and dying from a type of malaria and, while these strains are not infectious to humans, they're spreading quickly through global transmission hotspots.
Plants & Animals
Sep 7, 2021
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Hitch-hiking with birds for life
Although chewing lice spend their entire lives as parasites on birds, it is difficult to predict patterns of lice distribution, new research from the University of Gothenburg, Sweden, reveals.
Plants & Animals
May 14, 2012
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Animals actively choose to match their surroundings to avoid predation
Animals can match their background to avoid detection by predators. For instance, numerous species have evolved color patterns that help them blend into their surroundings and avoid predators—a phenomenon called crypsis. ...
Plants & Animals
Apr 27, 2017
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