Famous baby giant armadillo found dead
Originally Published by Environment | The GuardianAfter two years of recording the surprising relationship between a baby giant armadillo and its mother, scientists have found the juvenile dead in the...
View ArticleASU researchers find microbial heat islands in the desert
Originally Published by environmentalresearchweb: all contentDeserts are often thought of as barren places that are left exposed to the extremes of heat and cold and where not much is afoot. But that...
View ArticleBird communication: Chirping with syntax
Originally Published by Earth & Climate News — ScienceDailyPeople communicate meaning by combining words according to syntactic rules. But this ability is not limited solely to humans: A group of...
View ArticleNitrogen boosts wetland reed
Originally Published by environmentalresearchweb: all contentInvasive plant in US may help defend against rising sea levels. Topic: Ecosystems
View ArticleMarine animals live longer at high latitudes
After months of work by researchers, two patterns have emerged. The first reveals that, as a bivalve’s lifespan increases, its growth rate decreases. The second shows that long life and slow growth...
View ArticleForest restoration gets a cutting edge
Degraded tropical forests throughout the world could be effectively restored by using a simple and inexpensive technique to speed up natural regeneration.
View ArticleBBC series uses robot creatures to document secret lives of animals
Spy in the Wild uses camouflaged cameras to capture unprecedented footage of wildlife in five-part show What does a newly hatched crocodile see while it is being transported to water between its...
View ArticleResearch on dinosaur embryos reveals that eggs took 3 to 6 months to hatch
(American Museum of Natural History) New research on the teeth of fossilized dinosaur embryos indicates that the eggs of non-avian dinosaurs took a long time to hatch –between about three and six...
View ArticlePredator threat boosts friendships among guppies
(University of Exeter) Danger from predators causes animals to form stronger friendships, according to new research.
View ArticleBirds of a feather mob together
(Springer) Dive bombing a much larger bird isn’t just a courageous act by often smaller bird species to keep predators at bay. It also gives male birds the chance to show off their physical qualities...
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