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Dominica's beloved wildlife still shaky a year after Maria
Sep 17, 2018 (AFP)
But the fate of two of Dominica's most prized species are still a source of worry a year after Hurricane Maria tore apart the tiny Caribbean island. Dominica's ...
4.7 billion birds leave U.S. to winter in the tropics each fall
Sep 17, 2018 (UPI)
From 2013 to 2017, an average of 4 billion birds moved south from Canada into the U.S. each fall, while another 4.7 billion birds crossed the southern border, h...
Nuns get hands dirty, and wet, to save Mexico salamander
Sep 13, 2018 (AFP)
The nun is part of a team at a Dominican convent in Mexico that is fighting to save the Lake Patzcuaro salamander, a critically endangered species. Revered as a...
Bioengineers unveil surprising sensory and self-healing abilities of seashore creatures
Sep 11, 2018 (SPX)
The bioengineers discovered that the apex of a limpet's shell acts like the "crumple zone" of a car, by taking the brunt of any major damage to protect what's i...
Parasitic beetle infiltrates bee nests by imitating the perfume of local females
Sep 11, 2018 (UPI)
During one of several larval stages, Meloe franciscanus beetles infiltrate bee nests by mimicking the chemicals emitted by female bees -- perfume-like compounds...
Successful ant colonies hint at how societies evolve
Sep 11, 2018 (SPX)
A team of researchers from Princeton University and Rockefeller University tackled this question by combining sophisticated mathematical models with detailed em...
Northern birds live fast, molt quickly, die young, researchers say
Sep 05, 2018 (UPI)
Previous studies have shown birds living among northern climates adopt a "live fast, die young" lifestyle. Northern birds mature faster and start reproducing ea...
Elk keep antlers through the winter to deter wolf attacks
Sep 05, 2018 (UPI)
"Antlers are the product of sexual selection, where males are competing over breeding opportunities in a short time window in the fall," Matt Metz, a doctoral c...
Nearly 100 elephants killed for ivory in Botswana
Sep 04, 2018 (AFP)
Elephants Without Borders said the grim discovery of scores of elephant carcasses, made over several weeks during an aerial survey, is believed to be one of Afr...
Head-turning violence helps tiny songbirds kill big prey: study
Sep 04, 2018 (AFP)
Now researchers say these carnivorous killers use powerful beak-and-jaw motions to shake their victims vigorously, whirling them around at speeds which cause in...
Sri Lanka probes deaths of wild elephants
Sep 03, 2018 (AFP)
Wildlife Minister Palitha Thewarapperuma said six out of the seven animals found in the swamp were young -- below the age of 12 -- and he suspected that many mo...
Lion comeback may put endangered Grevy's zebras in jeopardy
Aug 31, 2018 (UPI)
In central Kenya, lions are making a resurgence. Some conservationists have expressed concern that the comeback of the lion will jeopardize the health of anothe...
'Molecular hopper' can transport, manipulate single strands of DNA
Aug 31, 2018 (UPI)
The hopper moves along a nanoscale track. Its locomotion is made possible by the making and breaking of simple chemical bonds. In lab tests, the hopper successf...
New research suggests evolution might favor 'survival of the laziest'
Aug 31, 2018 (SPX)
A new large-data study of fossil and extant bivalves and gastropods in the Atlantic Ocean suggests laziness might be a fruitful strategy for survival of individ...
US judge blocks grizzly bear hunt near Yellowstone Park
Aug 31, 2018 (AFP)
The ruling by US District Judge Dana Christensen, of Montana, marked a victory for wildlife advocates and Native American tribes that had sought to stop the con...
How a plan to save Kenya's rhino left 11 dead in historic blunder
Aug 30, 2018 (AFP)
Eleven of Kenya's precious black rhinos were transferred to a new home in what was supposed to be a routine operation in a country fabled for its conservation. ...
'Major transformation' ahead for Earth's ecosystems: study
Aug 30, 2018 (AFP)
Some of these changes are already under way in the southwestern United States, where massive wildfires are destroying pine forests and transforming swaths of te...
The incredible marathon of New Zealand Tawaki penguins
Aug 29, 2018 (AFP)
The breathtaking distance was recorded by researchers, who for the first time managed to track the birds. Penguins, universally adored and the stars of cartoons...
300 endangered turtles found dead on Mexico beach
Aug 29, 2018 (AFP)
In Mexico's second mass turtle death in as many weeks, the Pacific Ridley turtles (Lepidochelys olivacea) were found floating just off the beach of Puerto Escon...
Evolution and the concrete jungle
Aug 29, 2018 (SPX)
A compilation of 15 new research papers, published as a special issue of Proceedings of the Royal Society B, confirms that (a) cities frequently alter evolution...
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