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Ocean warming has been shrinking marine animals for 450 million years, massive study reveals
9+ hour, 11+ min ago (577+ words) Marine animals do not just struggle when ocean temperatures spike, they actually shrink, and a massive new study shows this pattern has been repeating for nearly 450 million years. Researchers built one of the largest collections of marine body size data…...
The bar-tailed godwit can fly more than 13,000 kilometres without landing or eating — one juvenile crossed the Pacific from Alaska to Tasmania in a single unbroken flight lasting 11 days
1+ hour, 47+ min ago (742+ words) The bar-tailed godwit looks too delicate for the journey it makes. It is a long-legged shorebird with a slightly upturned bill, built for probing mudflats...
An Indian village went from hunting Amur falcons to being their biggest protectors. Here’s how conservationists can harness the power of persuasion
2+ mon, 4+ week ago (573+ words) Wildlife conservation is an exercise in human persuasion. It may seem counterintuitive that we hold the keys to the survival of wildlife, but 98% of all threatened species are threatened exclusively by human activities such as pollution, invasive species or habitat…...
Meet the Turkey vulture: The bird that vomits at predators and poops on its own legs to survive
10+ hour, 43+ min ago (454+ words) A Turkey vulture drifting high overhead can look almost effortless, its broad wings held in a shallow V as it circles on rising air. From a distance, there is little to suggest that this large scavenging bird relies on some…...
How Many Checkpoints Are in Drain The Lake
3+ hour, 4+ min ago (533+ words) YEOWCH!! SOMEFIN BIT ME You reached Checkpoint 1 of this guide! Find out how many Checkpoints are in Drain the Lake in my player-made guide, as I tell you the Checkpoint count for each ending, and some tips and tricks on…...
Nature Today | Sponges use photosynthesis, boosting productivity of tropical coral reefs
10+ hour, 12+ min ago (189+ words) Choose region and language / Kies regio en taal This is the result of a new study, published by researchers from the Institute for Biodiversity and Ecosystem Dynamics (IBED) in Functional Ecology. As a benthic ecologist, Michelle Achlatis likes to say…...
Bottlenose dolphins are relying on fishing trawlers in Adriatic Sea, study finds
3+ hour, 34+ min ago (352+ words) Bottlenose dolphins in the Adriatic Sea are following trawlers for food, with baby dolphins learning this behaviour from their parents, a new study has revealed. Dolphins have been found to be feeding on discarded fish and unwanted catch from trawlers,…...
Pythons' extreme biology may hold clues for treating human disease
10+ hour, 16+ min ago (1516+ words) Pythons have several unusual traits that scientists are studying for potential clues for treating human disease. Ari Daniel for NPR hide caption For new discoveries, everyday mysteries, and the science behind the headlines, follow NPR's Short Wave podcast. When Skip…...
Latest on plans for 'national forest' larger than Isle of Wight near Cambridge
just now (280+ words) A new national forest is planned between Oxford and Cambridge(Image: Joe Giddens/PA Wire) The government has released an update on plans for a second new national forest between Oxford and Cambridge. The Forest of Marston Vale has been…...
Peru and South Africa soar in new global birdwatching rankings
13+ hour, 5+ min ago (429+ words) Birdwatchers have a new travel bucket list. A new global study has ranked the world’s best birdwatching destinations, with Peru claiming the top two spots and South Africa’s Kruger National Park securing a place among the world’s leading birding hotspots....