Sea urchins, albeit having a limited and ancestral sensory system, can show a complex behavior when escaping a predator. These marine invertebrates tend to move slowly and with unpredictable movements, but when they smell ...
Plants & Animals
Nov 11, 2021
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Scientists attempting to bring back the near-extinct northern white rhinoceros announced Thursday they would stop harvesting eggs from one of two remaining live specimens involved in an unprecedented breeding programme.
Plants & Animals
Oct 21, 2021
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Scientists have discovered a new role for cells that are known to nurture the overwintering reproductive structures in a type of fungi, according to a study published today in eLife.
Cell & Microbiology
Oct 12, 2021
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Releasing a higher number of kiwi into large predator-controlled areas could increase the success of efforts to help their survival in the wild, new research shows.
Plants & Animals
Sep 16, 2021
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Iconic tyrannosauroids like T. rex famously dominated the top of the food web at the end of the reign of the dinosaurs. But they didn't always hold that top spot.
Paleontology & Fossils
Sep 8, 2021
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Families of a giant rodent native to South America have been invading a luxury gated community in Argentina, highlighting the country's controversial environmental and social policies.
Ecology
Aug 31, 2021
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In a paper published August 23, authors Cameron Pahl and Luis Ruedas, of Portland State University, show that Allosaurus, a large carnivorous dinosaur from the Jurassic that has long been thought to be a top predator, could ...
Paleontology & Fossils
Aug 25, 2021
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Coyotes can eat by scavenging cougars' prey but it's a risky proposition as coyotes often end up killed by cougars too, a new study of predator interactions by Oregon State University shows.
Plants & Animals
Aug 25, 2021
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Prey animals perform a diverse variety of behaviors to escape from predators, but whether specific behaviors are used to escape from predators that represent different types of threat has been long-debated. New research from ...
Ecology
Aug 24, 2021
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The new report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change paints a sobering picture of the warming climate in coming decades. Among the projections is an increase in fire weather, which will expose Earth's landscapes ...
Plants & Animals
Aug 19, 2021
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