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Adult female giraffes who spend time in larger groups with other females live longer than less sociable individuals. The effects of sociability on survival...
You don’t need to know nature to love it
New research challenges the common belief in conservation that people must 'know nature' to care about it. The study examined the psychological attachment to...
Baby vampire bat adopted by mom’s best friend
The strong relationship formed between two female adult vampire bats may have motivated one of the bats to adopt the other's baby.
Relaxed precautions, not climate, the biggest factor driving wintertime COVID-19 outbreaks
Wintertime outbreaks of COVID-19 have been largely driven by whether people adhere to control measures such as mask wearing and social distancing, according to...
‘Defective’ carbon simplifies hydrogen peroxide production
Scientists introduce a new catalyst to reduce oxygen to widely used hydrogen peroxide. The process sidesteps complex and expensive processes that generate toxic organic...
High CO2 to slow tropical fish move to cooler waters
A new study shows that the ocean acidification predicted under continuing high CO2 emissions may make cooler, temperate waters less welcoming.
Poorer mental health smolders after deadly, devastating wildfire
Researchers report that climate change is a chronic mental health stressor, and promotes a variety of mental health problems. The 2018 Camp Fire is...
The pandemic lockdown leads to cleaner city air across Canada, paper reveals
Researchers found that emission levels dropped dramatically over the course of the pandemic. They measured downtown air quality monitoring station data from eight Canadian...
Long-term environmental damage from transportation projects in Kenya, scientists warn
The construction of a major railway through Kenya will have long-term environmental impacts on the area, suggesting more work needs to be done to...
Shining a light on the true value of solar power
Utility companies have worried that solar panels drive up electric costs for the people who don't have panels. Renewable energy researchers show the opposite...
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He's given a whole new meaning to "poached eggs."
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Rare blindcat found in US, could prove water-filled caves connect Texas and Mexico
The extremely rare cave-dwelling albino fish with no eyes, the Mexican blindcat, has previously only been known to exist in Mexico.
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