We are all familiar with the concept of "fake news": stories that are factually incorrect, but succeed because their message fits well with the recipient's prior beliefs.
Plants & Animals
Mar 27, 2019
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Killing animals for fun is an activity which divides opinion. It can also be a highly emotive issue, with high profile cases like the death of Cecil the lion sparking global media coverage and outcry. There were even calls ...
Ecology
Oct 10, 2019
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Authorities in western Poland say they have ordered the culling of at least 65,000 hen at a farm affected by bird flu that seems to have spread from the east.
Veterinary medicine
Jan 3, 2020
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Growing up in the wild makes plants tough. Wild plants evolve to survive the whims of nature and thrive in difficult conditions, including extreme climate conditions, poor soils, and pests and disease. Their better-known ...
Ecology
Dec 13, 2019
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When Dong-Fang Deng and her students make feed for the fish they raise at UWM's School of Freshwater Sciences, they often use ground fishmeal—dried fish parts from fisheries or wild catch—as the protein source.
Plants & Animals
Jul 25, 2022
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A herd of bison released into woodland near Canterbury, Kent, have surprised conservationists by giving birth to a calf.
Plants & Animals
Oct 24, 2022
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According to the World Health Organization (WHO), nine of the world's 10 most polluted cities are in India. Yet, researchers have almost no idea how air pollution is affecting non-human organisms. In some of the first research ...
Plants & Animals
Aug 10, 2020
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Southern lesser galagos (Galago moholi), a species of primate that lives in southern Africa, boast big, round eyes and are so small they can fit in your hand.
Plants & Animals
May 17, 2021
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Bird flu is killing an alarming number of bald eagles and other wild birds, with many sick birds arriving at rehabilitation centers unsteady on their talons and unable to fly.
Ecology
May 5, 2022
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When it comes to avian influenza, more commonly known as bird flu, all birds are not created equal.
Ecology
May 19, 2022
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