Rising temperatures and melting ice play a central role in the unfolding Anthropocene—i.e., the most recent geologic period in Earth's history. What distinguishes the Anthropocene from prehistoric human impacts on the environment, ...
Environment
Mar 7, 2024
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For polar bears, the climate change diet is a losing proposition, a new study suggests.
Ecology
Feb 17, 2024
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More time stranded on land means greater risk of starvation for polar bears, a new study indicates.
Plants & Animals
Feb 13, 2024
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Climate change is a threat to polar bear's survival. Now they have a new deadly challenge facing them: bird flu. It was recently confirmed that a polar bear from northern Alaska has died from the disease.
Plants & Animals
Jan 16, 2024
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Polar bears (Ursus maritimus) take advantage of the winter to build up their fat reserves. Intensive hunting of seals, a resource rich in fat, allows bears to store up enough energy to get through the summer.
Plants & Animals
Jan 9, 2024
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The temperature has dropped, the nights have drawn in. The winter holidays have started, families are gathered—so where can you go to fuel the imagination and get some fresh air? A zoo might not be your first thought—but ...
Plants & Animals
Dec 27, 2023
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Nottingham Trent University research revealed how carnivores became significantly more active and engaged more with their enclosures when given additional enrichment such as different types of feeding, new structures, the ...
Plants & Animals
Dec 12, 2023
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Polar bears are icons of the Arctic, elusive and vulnerable. Detailed monitoring of their populations is crucial for their conservation—but because polar bears are so difficult to find, we are missing critical data about ...
Ecology
Dec 4, 2023
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Polar regions contain vast, undiscovered biodiversity but are both the most threatened and least-understood areas of the world.
Ecology
Nov 20, 2023
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This week, we covered developments about a record-breaking black hole, the continued plight of polar bears, ChatGPT trying to learn intuition and more. Don't worry if you missed those stories. We've got you covered here.
