Some morpho butterflies live and fly high in the canopy of the Amazonian rainforest, and have evolved into highly-efficient gliding flyers. These results revealed by Wageningen University & Research and published in Science ...
Plants & Animals
Nov 29, 2021
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A University of York scientist working to preserve forests has warned that vines that once protected vegetation from fire may now be drying into fuel.
Environment
May 8, 2020
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Wildfires could make their way into the keystone state and possibly into your backyard, climate, fire and forestry scientists say.
Earth Sciences
Aug 11, 2022
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A high-tech archeological exploration team of scientists and a filmmaker, who announced a year ago that they had glimpsed remnants of what might be a fabled ancient city in the Honduran rain forests, plans to speak about ...
Earth Sciences
May 15, 2013
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From the vantage point of the International Space Station, astronauts frequently observe atmospheric and surface phenomena in ways that are impossible to view from the ground. Two such phenomena—gravity waves and sunglint—are ...
Earth Sciences
Jul 23, 2013
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Admirers of California's Sierra Nevada mountains are familiar with the swaths of blackened trees flanking its sprawling green forest ranges. A new University of California, Berkeley study quantifies that devastation, finding ...
Earth Sciences
Oct 28, 2022
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The 25-story construction crane used since 1995 to investigate such things as how Pacific Northwest forests absorb carbon dioxide, obtain sufficient water and resist attacks by pests and diseases is being pruned back to just ...
Environment
Apr 28, 2011
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The island of Madagascar harbors a unique biodiversity that evolved due to its long-lasting isolation from other land masses. Numerous plant and animal species are found solely on Madagascar. Lemurs, a subgroup of primates, ...
Plants & Animals
Jul 29, 2013
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(Phys.org) —When a major wildfire destroys a large forested area in the seasonal snow zone, snow tends to accumulate at a greater level in the burned area than in adjacent forests. But a new study found that the snowpack ...
Earth Sciences
Sep 18, 2013
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Birds of a feather don't always flock together: Peer into a forest canopy, and you will likely spot multiple bird species flying and feeding together, a phenomenon most spectacular in the Amazon where 50 species may travel ...
Plants & Animals
Feb 12, 2020
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