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[ad_1] The white-breasted nuthatch has good low-light vision and has anticipated nesting times in response to light exposure, according to a new study in the journal Nature. Image credit: Dave Keeling Are you looking for a bird’s-eye view of human impact? A new study in the journal Nature provides the …

[ad_1] The Great Barrier Reef has lost 50% of its coral populations over the past three decades, with climate change a key driver of the reef disturbance, a new study has found. Researchers from the ARC Center of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies in Queensland assessed coral communities and the …

[ad_1] Any biological sample, such as dirt, water or food, contains billions of bacteria. Only a few are harmful to humans or pathogenic. But those few pathogens can make the difference between a reliable supply of meat or lettuce, for example, and a food poisoning epidemic or, worse, a pandemic. …

[ad_1] Fears of a Covid-19 mutation called Cluster 5 led the Danes to slaughter and dump 17 million mink into mass graves in Denmark. At the origin of the decision there is a desperate attempt to eradicate a coronavirus mutation that will be more resistant to vaccines against Covid-19, which …

[ad_1] The artist’s interpretation of how microbial genome sequences from the GEM catalog can help fill knowledge gaps about the microbes that play key roles in Earth’s microbiomes. (Credit: Zosia Rostomian / Berkeley Lab) Despite advances in sequencing technologies and computational methods over the past decade, researchers have discovered genomes …

[ad_1] A new model shows how the brine on Jupiter’s moon Europa can migrate inside the frozen shell to form pockets of salt water that erupt to the surface when it freezes. The findings, important for the upcoming Europa Clipper mission, could explain cryo-volcanic eruptions through the frozen bodies of …

[ad_1] According to new research involving the University of Plymouth, animal groups consider multiple factors before deciding whether to fight rivals. Before one-on-one fights, animals are known to make decisions based on factors including the size and strength of the opponent, the outcome of recent fights, and the importance of …

[ad_1] The fast, low-cost technique is the first to analyze DNA left in animal feces to map complex networks of species interactions in a terrestrial system. It could help redefine conservation as we know it, identify otherwise hard-to-find species, and lead a global effort to restore large areas. Watch the …

[ad_1] Paleoanthropologists have discovered a two-million-year-old adult hominid skull – the first known and best-preserved specimen of Paranthropus robustus ever found. Researchers from the Department of Archeology at La Trobe University in Melbourne, Australia, led the excavation, reconstruction and analysis of the rare male fossil from the main Drimolen quarry …

[ad_1] Thanks for join us for this short piece of election counter-planning that may or may not make you feel better, depending on how you feel about parasitic wasps. Because, sure, we’re all stressed to death, but at least one wasp didn’t inject you with an egg that hatches into …