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Howling into the void? US wolf recovery endangered by Trump
Dec 28, 2020 (AFP)
It is sometimes said there is no animal on Earth more like humans in their social behavior than wolves. But the iconic species -- long a symbol of the free spir...
Big-brained mammals tend to be less abundant than their smaller-brained peers
Dec 23, 2020 (UPI)
The findings, published this week in the Journal of Animal Ecology, may explain why the densities of mammal populations, including populations of mice, monkeys,...
Florida weather forecast: chilly with a chance of iguanas
Dec 21, 2020 (AFP)
"Low temperatures in the 30s/40s and falling iguanas are possible. Keep up with forecast changes and stay warm!" the National Weather Service's Miami office sai...
As planet warms, delay between tree leaf unfolding, flowering grows wider
Dec 21, 2020 (UPI)
Previous studies have found trees are putting out flowers and unfurling their leaves earlier as a result of global warming, but the latest research -- published...
Two smuggled Indonesian orangutans fly home from Thailand
Dec 17, 2020 (AFP)
Poachers in Southeast Asia frequently capture the critically endangered orangutans to sell as pets, and police said four-year-olds Ung Aing and Natalee were sup...
Bid to make 'ecocide' a crime gains new momentum
Dec 16, 2020 (AFP)
But are they crimes? Many think that they are and the idea of criminalising "ecocide" is beginning to gain ground. "People are starting to realise that if we do...
Indonesia's female forest guardians fight for the environment
Dec 16, 2020 (AFP)
The 45-year-old mother of five heads a unique team of female rangers taking on illegal loggers and hunters threatening Sumatran tigers, pangolins and other at-r...
Pakistan capital's zoo shuts after last animals moved
Dec 16, 2020 (AFP)
Two Himalayan bears named Bubloo and Suzzee were the last to leave the Islamabad facility, almost three weeks after the country's only Asian elephant was flown ...
Birdsong works like a mood booster for humans
Dec 16, 2020 (UPI)
The human health benefits provided by green space and time spent in nature is well documented, but few studies have examined what exactly is so great about spen...
Island insects abandon the ability to fly, and Darwin knew why
Dec 10, 2020 (UPI)
Like some many evolutionary phenomena, Charles Darwin had a theory for why insects eventually forgo flight. New research, published this week in the journal Pro...
Honeybees ward off giant hornets with animal dung
Dec 09, 2020 (UPI)
According to a new paper, published Wednesday in the journal PLOS One, the scent of animal dung prevents deadly raids by teams of hungry hornets. Though recogni...
Arctic squirrels recycle their body's own nutrients to survive the long winters
Dec 07, 2020 (UPI)
The discovery, detailed Monday in the journal Nature Metabolism, may explain how mammals survive prolonged periods of inactivity during the winter, as well as o...
Noise and Light Pollution From Humans Alter Bird Reproduction
Dec 07, 2020 (SPX)
Bird populations have declined by about 30 percent in the last few decades. Scientists and land managers seeking to understand what caused the decline and rever...
Ecuador finds nest of huge, endangered sea turtle
Dec 04, 2020 (AFP)
Also known as the lute turtle (Dermochelys coriacea), it is the world's largest species of sea turtle. The Environment Ministry said the nest was found in Manab...
Tiger's severed head seized during Thai zoo raid
Dec 04, 2020 (AFP)
Officials seized five live tigers at the Mukda Tiger Park and Farm -- which have been sent to a wildlife sanctuary -- while other tiger parts were also discover...
Namibia to sell 170 live elephants
Dec 03, 2020 (AFP)
An advertisement for the sale of 170 "high value" elephants was carried Wednesday by a state-owned daily newspaper, New Era. The ministry says the elephants are...
Circadian gene mutations linked to drug abuse risk in study with mice
Dec 02, 2020 (UPI)
The research, published Wednesday in the Journal of Neuroscience, suggests a link between the disruption of wake-sleep cycles and substance abuse. Circadian gen...
Scientists explain how insects got their wings
Dec 01, 2020 (UPI)
According to a new paper published Tuesday in the journal Nature Ecology and Evolution, insect wings evolved from an outgrowth, or lobes, on the legs of an ance...
AI untangles one of biology's great challenges
Dec 01, 2020 (AFP)
This week an Artificial Intelligence program created by Google sister firm DeepMind was shown to have virtually cracked the challenge, forecasting the way in wh...
Lonely no more: Kaavan the elephant makes new friend
Dec 01, 2020 (AFP)
Reaching out with his trunk, Kaavan tentatively greeted a fellow inhabitant of the Cambodian sanctuary where he is beginning his new life after being rescued fr...
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