Biologists often study large numbers of animals to collect data on collective and individual behavior. New machine learning tools promise to help scientists process the huge amount of data this work generates more quickly ...
Ecology
Nov 14, 2023
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A study led by a doctoral researcher at Åbo Akademi University shows the impact of humans on mangroves in Senegal. Pollution but also traditional shellfish harvesting methods have unintended effects on coastal ecosystems, ...
Ecology
Oct 25, 2023
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Cats are hunters by nature, which is why it's not uncommon for an outdoor cat to bring home a "gift," left on their owner's doorstep.
Ecology
Oct 20, 2023
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The devastating tsunami that hit Japan in March 2011 set off a series of events which have long fascinated scientists like me. It was so powerful that it caused 5 million tons of debris to wash into the Pacific—1.5 million ...
Plants & Animals
Oct 18, 2023
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In 2020, the Pantanal, the largest tropical freshwater wetland in the world and a biodiversity hotspot, was swept by high-intensity fires that destroyed native vegetation in an area totaling 44,998 square kilometers, or about ...
Earth Sciences
Oct 17, 2023
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A recent investigation led by voice scientist Christian T. Herbst from the University of Vienna, published in Current Biology, delivers novel insights into how cats produce their purring sounds. A special "pad" embedded in ...
Plants & Animals
Oct 4, 2023
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Have you ever wondered what a kangaroo's social life looks like? Well, kangaroos have stronger bonds to one another than you might think.
Plants & Animals
Sep 20, 2023
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The globe was hot and humid. The sea was teeming with life. Early squids, eel-like fish and sea worms hunted smaller animals. Above ground, however, nothing stirred. The animals had not yet crawled ashore.
Plants & Animals
Sep 11, 2023
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New research has revealed the depths warm water-loving reef sharks will go in their search for food, after an international team of scientists tracked silvertip sharks diving as far as 750m below the ocean's surface.
Plants & Animals
Aug 25, 2023
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A recent study has found that soil is home to 59% of all life on Earth, from an insect feeding on the soil surface to a tiny microbe nestled in a soil pore. This discovery crowns soil as the most biodiverse habitat on the ...
Plants & Animals
Aug 17, 2023
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