Solving the mystery of Serengeti's vanishing wild dogs
In 1991, a strange thing happened in the wilds of Tanzania's Serengeti National Park.
Plants & Animals
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Research reveals secret shared by comets and sand crabs
Researchers at Nagoya University report a mechanical connection between sand crab burrow widths and widths of cometary pits using a simple granular experiment.
General Physics
Oct 25, 2018
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Birds of a feather mob together
Dive bombing a much larger bird isn't just a courageous act by often smaller bird species to keep predators at bay. It also gives male birds the chance to show off their physical qualities in order to impress females. This ...
Plants & Animals
Feb 22, 2017
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Graduate students explore the effect climate change has on local bird populations
Two University of New Mexico alumni have discovered that our changing climate is having a serious impact on population size and reproductive success of several bird species found around Albuquerque. Corrie Borgman and Kirsten ...
Ecology
Nov 18, 2015
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Ancient dirt churners took their time stirring up the ocean floor
Earth's early burrowers were slow to discover the bottom of the ocean as a good place to kick up dirt.
Earth Sciences
Sep 29, 2015
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Burrowing animals may have been key to stabilizing Earth's oxygen
Evolution of the first burrowing animals may have played a major role in stabilizing the Earth's oxygen reservoir, according to a new study in Nature Geoscience.
Earth Sciences
Aug 6, 2014
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Bilby burrows integral to ecosystem function
Abandoned bilby burrows on rangeland restoration sites at Lorna Glen are proving to have multiple benefits for the landscape.
Ecology
Oct 18, 2013
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Vibrant mix of marine life found at extreme ocean depths, analysis reveals
The first scientific examinations of data recorded during a record-setting expedition have yielded new insights about the diversity of creatures that live and thrive in the cold, dark, and highly pressurized habitats of the ...
Earth Sciences
Feb 22, 2013
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Digging yields clues: Biologists connect burrowing behavior in mice to genes
Nature vs. nurture has long been one of the great debates in science—is behavior hard-wired into the brain, or determined by environment? In at least some cases, Harvard researchers are showing, how animals behave is in ...
Plants & Animals
Jan 16, 2013
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Australia's critically endangered animal species
Australia has 96 critically endangered animal species, listed below. Over the coming months, we will be publishing a profile of each of them, looking at the threats to their survival, what's being done to protect them, and ...
Ecology
Dec 6, 2012
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