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.
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University College Cork (UCC) paleontologists have discovered why hundreds of fossil frogs died in an ancient swamp 45 million years ago: It happened during mating.
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Jul 6, 2022
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Using radio transmitters, scientists have gained new insights into the behavior of medium ground finches in the Galapagos Islands. A study led by McGill University researchers reveals daily movement patterns covering an area ...
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Jun 8, 2022
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New research led by Western Sydney University has found that male lyrebirds 'compose' long complex songs created out of mimicked sounds 'sampled' from their environment, and share these songs with their neighbors.
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Apr 19, 2022
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A team of researchers from the University of Siegen's Institute of Biology in Germany, working with a colleague from Marburg University, also in Germany, has found that common swifts use daily torpor as a means of saving ...
Ruby-throated hummingbirds use the same energy-conserving strategy to survive overnight fasts and build the fat stores they need to fuel long migrations, shows a study published in eLife.
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Dec 14, 2021
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Scientists from the University of Newcastle, Australian Museum, South Australian Museum, and Queensland National Parks and Wildlife have found and described two new, very loud frog species from eastern Australia: the Slender ...
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Nov 22, 2021
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The study presents a new line of research, since so far there have been very few studies that have focused on loud and intermittent noises of a recreational nature, as is the case of traditional festivals, and the effects ...
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May 17, 2021
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Some birds lay their eggs in the nests of other bird species and let the host parents raise their young. A new study finds that in times of environmental flux, these brood parasites "diversify their portfolios," minimizing ...
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Aug 21, 2020
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A new study led by the Department of Biosciences at Durham University, UK, is the first large-scale assessment of how recent changes in both climate and land cover have impacted populations of migrating birds.
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