For migratory birds, breeding grounds are where the action is. But a new study by University of Guelph biologists is among the first to suggest that the number of songbirds breeding during spring and summer depends mostly ...
Ecology
Mar 20, 2017
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While the rapid emergence of antibiotic-resistant bacteria has prompted the medical community, non-profit organizations, public health officials and the national media to educate the public to the dangers of misusing and ...
Ecology
Dec 23, 2015
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Marine archaeologists have recovered the fifth cannon from a Confederate warship that's been at the bottom of the Savannah River since the American Civil War, officials said.
Archaeology
Sep 22, 2015
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Since its 1977 launch, NASA's Voyager 1 spacecraft has travelled farther than any other piece of human technology. It is also the only human-made object to have entered interstellar space.
General Physics
Sep 9, 2015
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(Phys.org)—A team of researchers with affiliations to Princeton University and the Smithsonian Institution has found what they believe to be the answer to how it is that the African savannah is able to support such a wide ...
A study published in Proceedings of the Royal Society B tracked the movement of elephants across the African savannah. The elephants chose the shortest distances towards watering holes, pin-pointing the location of valuable ...
Plants & Animals
Mar 30, 2015
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Grazing herbivores play a major role in maintaining savannah landscapes, say scientists.
Ecology
Dec 13, 2013
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(Phys.org) —A new study has demonstrated that large animals have acted as carriers of key nutrients to plants and animals over thousands of years and on continental scales.
Earth Sciences
Aug 11, 2013
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Physicist Ernest Moniz won unanimous Senate confirmation Thursday to be the new U.S. energy secretary.
Energy & Green Tech
May 16, 2013
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Nuclear facilities in the midst of cleanup due to normal routine or unexpected incident face a remarkable challenge – how to safely determine the exact location of radioactive contamination. Such determinations are typically ...
Engineering
May 14, 2013
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