A chimpanzee in Kibale National Park, Uganda. Credit: Daniel J. Field When an asteroid struck 66 million years ago and wiped out dinosaurs not related…
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October 3, 2021 Satellite imagers can make oil spills easier to detect in open water. When oil leaks or spills into the ocean, the water…
The aquatic life of the San Pedro Mártir River in Tabasco, Mexico, finds refuge in the submerged roots of the red mangrove forests. Credit: Octavio…
Tagging reveals that closely bonded female bats leave the roost separately but reunite when hunting. During nightly foraging trips, female vampire bats preferentially meet up…
Analysis of data collected over 20 years suggests the decline is due to the construction of over 180 dams (dragonfly emerging from aquatic naiad state).…
Bees Are Dying in Large Numbers Around the World – Plant Compound May Protect Them From Deadly Virus
Bees Are Dying in Large Numbers Around the World – Plant Compound May Protect Them From Deadly Virus
Plant compound may protect bees from deadly virus that makes them lose their way home. Around the world, honeybees are dying in large numbers. This…
A Kirtland’s Warbler in Michigan. Credit: Nathan W. Cooper The trillions of bacteria living in our guts play a crucial role in our ability to…
Study tracks foraging behavior of 50 bats in the wild. Vampire bats that form bonds in captivity and continue those “friendships” in the wild also hunt…
Credit: NEMCON The Environmental Management Branch at NASAEstablished in 1958, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is an independent agency of the United States…
The cultivation reactor that was used as the base of the model. Credit: Meiron Zollmann A new study by Tel Aviv University and University of…
Measurements of light intensity (white lines) and zooplankton abundance (black line) with ocean depth (z, in meters) show that when cloud shadows prevent sunlight from…
This image shows fish and coral. Credit: Tyler Eddy Coral reefs around the world are under threat because of climate change, overfishing, pollution, and more.…
Stemming from an ancient lineage, Indian wolves are one of the most evolutionarily distinct and endangered gray wolf populations. Credit: Mihir Godbole/The Grasslands Trust Scientists…
Bluefin tuna, a long-lived migratory species that accumulates mercury as it ages, can be used as a global barometer of the heavy metal and the…
Bacterial “miners” shown in relief working to process soil nutrients, some more efficiently than others. Bradyrhizobium is shown here consolidating its control of carbon from…
Humans acknowledge that personality goes a long way, at least for our species. But scientists have been more hesitant to ascribe personality—defined as consistent behavior…
Global areas of importance for terrestrial biodiversity, carbon, and water and implications for prioritizing biodiversity and water protection over carbon. Credit: Adam Islaam | International…
Aerial shot of deforestation in Daly River, Northern Territory in 2008. Credit: Julian Murphy/WWF-Aus The first comprehensive list of the threats to Australia’s most endangered…
A spotted skunk doing its signature handstand. Credit: (c) Jerry W. Dragoo Redesignating an endangered subspecies as a separate species could help it get protected.…
Toussaint et al 2021 – Examples of threatened species supporting unique functional traits. Credit: Wikimedia Commons The number of vertebrate species inhabiting the different regions…