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Block Island bird study reveals some good news for the island’s migrating songbirds

Block Island welcomes scores of tourists all summer long, with the Block Island ferry pulling into port 15 times a day. Come fall, new visitors arrive: migrating birds by the thousands.This post was originally published […]

Inside the perilous journey of a familiar Northwest summer bird

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It’s beautiful, ethereal: When we hear the sound of the Swainson’s thrush in the Pacific Northwest’s woods, we know our summer is truly here. Our bird is back, with its signature song gracing our long, […]

Giant cows hunted to extinction in 1627. Now, their ancestor is making comeback

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Centuries after the massive ancestor of modern-day cattle went extinct, a new breed is being released in Denmark to rewild the terrain.This post was originally published on this site

Regenerative agriculture highlighted as a transformative approach to ecological farming and soil recovery

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A new critical review, published in the journal CABI Agriculture and Bioscience, highlights the emergence and scientific basis of regenerative agriculture—proposing a working definition centered on ecological cycles and farm system outcomes.This post was originally […]

How climate change is making Europe’s fish move to new waters

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Climate change is reshaping fish habitats. Some fish are winners, others are losing out.This post was originally published on this site

Tortoise hatchlings born of century-old parents come out of their shells at Philadelphia Zoo

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Sixteen critically endangered western Santa Cruz tortoises born to some very old parents got a slow walk and the red carpet treatment Wednesday at a Philadelphia Zoo event to show off the highly prized hatchlings.This […]

Biofilm takes flight as Saharan bacteria shield themselves to survive dust storm journeys

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How do living bacteria survive on the surface of dust particles carried by desert storms from the Sahara and Egypt to Israel?This post was originally published on this site

Hunting wolves reduces livestock deaths measurably, but minimally, according to new study

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Wolf hunting has prevented livestock loss in a measurable way, but it is by no means a silver bullet, according to an international research team led by the University of Michigan.This post was originally published […]

Spectral bats greet each other with ‘hugs’ and share food, video study reveals

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The world’s largest carnivorous bat has a surprisingly rich social life, displaying affectionate greetings and providing food to family group members, according to a study by Marisa Tietge at Museum für Naturkunde—Leibniz Institute for Evolution […]

Amazon and Andean trees cannot migrate fast enough to escape rising temperatures, 40 years of forest monitoring show

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A new study published today by Wake Forest University and an international team of scientists reveals that tree communities across the Amazon and Andes are not adapting quickly enough to climate change, with major implications […]

Marketing study applies screening tool to identify competitors in geographical markets

Hotel industry competition can be fierce in terms of owners knowing their competitors, including which ones affect their bottom line the most. Focusing on this industry, researchers from the University of Maryland’s Robert H. Smith [...]
British workhouses were founded and sustained on wealth derived from slavery, study shows

British workhouses were intimately bound up with slavery and imperialism throughout the early modern period, new research from Cardiff University finds.This post was originally published on this site
Flight attendants have gone 50 years without ground pay—here’s the reason behind it

The recent labor dispute between Air Canada and its flight attendants pulled back the curtain on one of the airline industry’s longest-standing injustices: flight attendants are paid only when planes are in motion, a practice [...]