Wildlife find path to safety under US roads
So how did the chicken cross the road? Or the raccoon, Virginia opossum, woodchuck, red fox, white-tailed deer or great blue heron?
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Camera-trap study provides photographic evidence of pumas' ecological impact
A camera-trap study of two ecosystems—one with pumas and one without—adds to scientists' understanding of the many ways apex predators influence the abundance, diversity and habits of other animals, including smaller ...
Plants & Animals
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Achtung, bunny's back in town
Hares, foxes and wild boar are increasingly migrating into Germany's cities, causing havoc and even sometimes endangering humans, a major wildlife organisation said on Monday.
Plants & Animals
Mar 2, 2009
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Skunk's Strategy Not Just Black and White
Predators with experience of skunks avoid them both because of their black-and-white coloration and their distinctive body shape, according to UC Davis wildlife researcher Jennifer Hunter. The study was published online Oct. ...
Plants & Animals
Nov 10, 2009
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Study compares Fox News and MSNBC using 52,000 transcripts, 283 million words
Fox News and MSNBC anchor opposing ends of the political spectrum and, as a consequence, are the focus of an international study led by two Florida Atlantic University researchers on the social psychology of three United ...
Social Sciences
Aug 17, 2021
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World's first case of bird flu in porpoise: Sweden
A porpoise found stranded on a Swedish beach in June died of bird flu, the first time the virus has been detected in a porpoise, Sweden's National Veterinary Institute said Wednesday.
Ecology
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Livestock guardian dogs create landscape of fear for predators
A new study reveals how Livestock Guardian Dogs change predator behavior in ways that both protect livestock and support conservation efforts.
Plants & Animals
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Flying foxes have been on the decline for decades, and there's no hope in sight
Three decades after being recognized as a group in need of conservation efforts, large fruit-eating bats still face an increasingly uncertain future on tropical islands as populations dwindle and threats close in, according ...
Ecology
Mar 31, 2017
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A beachy buffet: Researchers find that beach hoppers can constitute a significant portion of island fox diet
Island foxes are masters of survival. Having lived and evolved on the windswept, rugged and relatively remote Channel Islands off the coast of California for thousands of years, the cat-sized canids have quite a few tricks ...
Plants & Animals
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Video: First 'cognitive movie trailer' developed by IBM Watson
How do you create a movie trailer about an artificially enhanced human?
Computer Sciences
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