The aptly named gopher tortoise is a keystone species of the southeastern United States, digging burrows that can extend more than 30 feet and serve as a habitat for more than 350 other species. Unfortunately, one of them ...
Plants & Animals
Mar 12, 2021
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Australia's unprecedented Black Summer bushfires in 2019–20 created ideal conditions for misinformation to spread, from the insidious to the absurd.
Plants & Animals
May 18, 2024
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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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Mantis shrimps carefully survey burrows before trying to evict rivals, new research shows.
Plants & Animals
Oct 28, 2020
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Desert isopods might not make top of the list of most-endearing animals, but these small (up to two centimeters-long) creatures, with their segmented bodies and seven pairs of legs, are actually fascinating animals and ideal ...
Evolution
Sep 19, 2022
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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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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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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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A newly discovered trace fossil of an ancient burrow has been named after University of Alberta paleontologist Murray Gingras. The fossil, discovered by a former graduate student, has an important role to play in gauging ...
Paleontology & Fossils
Jan 27, 2021
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Trace fossils are fossilized structures produced on or within a substrate by the life processes of ancient organisms, including tracks, trails, burrows, borings, and other structures. Ichnocoenosis, a suite of trace fossils ...
Earth Sciences
Jul 28, 2023
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