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Using animals as environmental indicators is not a new idea, particularly when it involves studying the after effects of radiation. The flora and fauna...
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The blackpoll warbler (Setophaga striata) is a remarkable bird. In the autumn the bird leaves its habitat in Canada or New England in the...
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In Costa Rica, spiders come in small, medium, and Winnebago. Over the years, I’ve learned to make friends with these quiet and generally harmless...
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On May 7 a major election is concluded in the U.K. No, this isn’t the General Election (which falls on the same day) and...
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More than two million migratory birds were killed in Cyprus last autumn to feed an illicit taste for the delicacy on the Mediterranean island,...
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The study, published Thursday in the journal Science, finds that over time, the average size of marine creatures has increased by a factor of...
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For long flights, birds need to be energy efficient. To study this, biologists have been looking into one type of bird, the endangered northern...
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The houbara bustard (Chlamydotis undulate) is a bird that inhabits dry scrublands in Northern Africa. The bird suffers one of the downfalls of growing...
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To date, the interesting behavior has only been detected with hoopoes, with no other birds displaying this type of activity. The purpose of the...
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Some birds are smarter than others. Crows, for example, are seen as having a relatively high intelligence. Previous studies have shown that crows can...