White shark researchers tap data from electronic tags to gain insights into survival rates
Researchers have tagged juvenile white sharks for nearly two decades, tracking their movements in coastal waters of the Northeastern Pacific. Now they've tapped those...
Powerful hurricanes strengthen faster now than 30 years ago
Hurricanes that intensify rapidly -- a characteristic of almost all powerful hurricanes -- do so more strongly and quickly now than they did 30...
Climate change threatens Marine Protected Areas
New research found that most marine life in Marine Protected Areas will not be able to tolerate warming ocean temperatures caused by greenhouse gas...
Leopard meals: Females go for diversity
Leopards, top predators of the African savannah, are known to feed on a variety of prey species. It has been largely unknown, however, whether...
Inequality is normal: Dominance of the big trees
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Migratory animals carry more parasites
Every year, billions of animals migrate across the globe, carrying parasites with them and encountering parasites through their travels. Now, a team of researchers...
Bird migration strategies revealed
Using weather surveillance radar and citizen-science data, researchers are learning how migratory birds return to their breeding grounds in North America each spring with...
Carbon satellite to serve as an important tool for politicians and climate change experts
A new satellite that measures and provides detailed carbon balance information is one of the most important new tools in carbon measurement since infrared...
Prolonged exposure to air pollution leads to genetic changes in rat brains, study finds
Prolonged exposure to particulate matter in air pollution in the Los Angeles Basin triggered inflammation and the appearance of cancer-related genes in the brains...
Scientists dive into museum collections to reveal the invasion route of a small crustacean
While studies on biological invasions tend to focus on new records, two researchers went on to clarify a biological invasion at the Atlantic European...
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