No disadvantages to having kids early
When some species are heavily hunted, animal mortality increases and they have fewer offspring in the course of their lives.
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West coast dungeness crab stable or increasing even with intensive harvest, research shows
The West Coast Dungeness crab fishery doesn't just support the most valuable annual harvest of seafood on the West Coast. It's a fishery that just keeps on giving.
Ecology
Mar 6, 2020
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To prepare climate strikers for the future, we need to rewrite the history books
If radical action to reduce emissions isn't taken in the next decade or so, many of today's schoolchildren could live in a world that's 3℃ or 4℃ hotter by the time they enter their later years. Their working lives would ...
Education
Feb 25, 2020
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Video: Deep-sea footage helps researchers understand octopod real estate
Biologists are using footage from remotely operated vehicles to better understand where deep-sea octopuses prefer to live.
Plants & Animals
Feb 18, 2020
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The connection between water and human biology is more important now than ever
A researcher at Penn State is developing a way to consistently research water and its effects on human biology and health.
Environment
Jan 15, 2020
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Study finds native bees turning to polystyrene for nesting places
New Curtin University research has found that polystyrene can serve as a nesting place for native bees, which are able to exploit the man-made material for their own benefit.
Plants & Animals
Dec 4, 2019
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Research bias may leave some primates at risk
Recent primate research has had a heavy focus on a few charismatic species and nationally protected parks and forests, leaving some lesser known primates and their habitats at risk, according researchers at The University ...
Ecology
Aug 14, 2019
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Do newly discovered mating habits of female Tasmanian devils help or hurt the species?
Wild female Tasmanian devils have mating habits that could pose a challenge for conservationists trying to maintain genetic diversity in species recovery programs, found Morris Animal Foundation-funded researchers at the ...
Ecology
Aug 13, 2019
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Climate change: Narrate a history beyond the 'triumph of humanity' to find imaginative solutions
One reason why people find it difficult to think about climate change and the future may be their understanding of human history. The present day is believed to be the product of centuries of development. These developments ...
Environment
Mar 1, 2019
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Stronger pesticide regulations likely needed to protect all bee species, say studies
Pesticide regulations designed to protect honeybees fail to account for potential health threats posed by agrochemicals to the full diversity of bee species that are even more important pollinators of food crops and other ...
Ecology
Dec 11, 2018
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