Temperatures in parts of Chile and northern Argentina have soared to 10°C–20°C above average over the last few days. Towns in the Andes mountains have reached 38°C or more, while Argentina's capital, Buenos Aires, saw ...
Environment
Aug 7, 2023
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Wildfire threatens the survival of endangered purple-crowned fairy-wrens living along the rivers and creeks of northern Australia, our new research has found.
Plants & Animals
Jul 31, 2023
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Monitoring echolocation clicks could be used to track the movements of two endangered freshwater dolphin species that inhabit inaccessible parts of the Amazon Basin—the boto (or pink river dolphin) and the tucuxi—and ...
Plants & Animals
Jul 27, 2023
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Two male sea lions were recorded on video this week charging at each other and running through a group of beachgoers at San Diego's La Jolla Cove, a scene that animal experts say reflects the typical behavior of male sea ...
Plants & Animals
Jul 27, 2023
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Arctic terns—which fly on the longest migrations of any animal on Earth—may be able to navigate the dangers posed by climate change, new research suggests.
Plants & Animals
Jul 26, 2023
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Global fertilizer suppliers have made incredibly high profits in 2022/23 on the back of price spikes attributed to the Russia-Ukraine war. The profits of the world's top nine producers trebled in 2022 from two years previously.
Economics & Business
Jul 26, 2023
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From his office in New Haven, Yale ecologist Jeremy Cohen experiences the full range of the four seasons, from hot and humid summers to dry and chilly winters. But it occurred to him that many of his research subjects—North ...
Plants & Animals
Jul 19, 2023
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Nightingales are well known for their exceptional singing abilities. Researchers from the Max Planck Institute for Biological Intelligence now found that nightingales can flexibly adjust the pitch of certain song parts over ...
Ecology
Jul 14, 2023
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Tropical forests are experiencing increasing vapor pressure deficits (D), with possible negative effects on tree growth. However, the mechanisms by which climatic variability drives tree growth are poorly understood. The ...
Plants & Animals
Jul 13, 2023
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A researcher from the Texas A&M School of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences (VMBS) is creating "smart eggs," unique data collection devices to promote reproduction in endangered bird populations.
Plants & Animals
Jul 13, 2023
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