A two-tonne rubber whale can take on a life of its own in the frigid shallows of a windswept New Zealand beach, particularly when a bedraggled group of would-be rescuers is trying to wrestle it into a harness.
Ecology
Dec 20, 2021
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Our oceans are under pressure like never before, with over 60% struggling from the increasing impact of fishing, coastal activities and climate change. The harsh truth is that as we move towards 2022 only 3% of oceans are ...
Ecology
Dec 16, 2021
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Researchers recently made a major discovery—14 new species of shrews, which is the largest number of new mammals described in a scientific paper since 1931. After a decade-long journey taking inventory of Indonesian shrews ...
Plants & Animals
Dec 15, 2021
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The evolutionary origin of endothermy (the ability to maintain a warm body and higher energy levels than reptiles), currently believed to have originated separately in birds and mammals, could have occurred nearly 300 million ...
Evolution
Dec 13, 2021
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Turkey and its neighbours pledged Friday to do a better job addressing the threats posed by pollution to people's health and the natural habitats of the Mediterranean Sea.
Environment
Dec 10, 2021
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Scientists spotted an endangered right whale dragging a length of fishing rope caught in its mouth as it swam with a newborn calf off the Georgia coast, a rare confirmation of a birth by an entangled whale that experts determined ...
Ecology
Dec 6, 2021
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Life in the cold can be difficult for animals. As the body chills, organs including the brain and muscles slow down.
Plants & Animals
Dec 3, 2021
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In the first study of its kind in the UK, researchers have demonstrated a worrying decline in small mammals in Britain. The species found to be the worst affected are the harvest mouse and weasel, which were found to be shrinking ...
Plants & Animals
Nov 30, 2021
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New technology developed by the University of South Australia may put an end to predatory cat behaviors in native environments and help control Australia's feral felines.
Plants & Animals
Nov 30, 2021
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Rain flecked the fiberglass boat and the still green waters as professor Shannon Gowans pushed off from Dock 6. Her students noted in pencil the particulars of time and weather: Not ideal, perhaps, for a Saturday on the bay, ...
Plants & Animals
Nov 29, 2021
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