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What geese can teach us about leaders and followers

A new study led by the Konrad Lorenz Research Center for Behavior and Cognition at the University of Vienna sheds light on a long-standing mystery in animal behavior: Why do certain individuals gain more influence […]

In the blink of an eye: Wild birds switch from sound to sight communication in noisy stream environments

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As anyone who has tried to hold a conversation in a noisy room knows, it is sometimes easier to rely on hand gestures than to shout over the din. White-throated dippers face a similar challenge […]

Seabirds only poop while flying, researchers observe

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On Japan’s desert islands, researchers uncovered a peculiar bathroom ritual among seabirds. Reporting in Current Biology, the team found that streaked shearwaters (Calonectris leucomelas) poop while flying—not while floating on water—and they do so every […]

What’s bugging you? Spotted lanternfly proves hard to control

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You stand in the driveway and stomp your foot like a petulant 3-year-old, not once but twice in vain pursuit of an elusive Asian insect, then look up and see hundreds of its kin stand […]

Exploration and dispersal are key traits involved in rapid range expansion, urban bird study finds

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Behavioral flexibility, the ability to adapt one’s behavior to changing circumstances based on previous experience, is thought to play an important role in a species’ ability to successfully adapt to new environments and expand its […]

Scientists witness successful spawn of rare coral on Florida reefs

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Beneath a cloak of darkness, illuminated only by glow sticks and red-filtered flashlights, researchers waited underwater off Key Largo hoping to witness one of the rarest events of sex in the sea.This post was originally […]

California approves an unprecedented plan to protect Joshua trees from climate change threats

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A sweeping conservation plan identifies where Joshua trees may survive in a warmer future and plots out how to best protect that land.This post was originally published on this site

Bogong moths migrate up to 1,000 km using celestial navigation and the Earth’s magnetic field

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Imagine traveling to a new and distant place using only your senses to guide you.This post was originally published on this site

Deer hunter discovers rare subtropical wood stork in the wilds of Wisconsin

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A very rare and apparently very confused subtropical wood stork somehow found its way to the wilds of Wisconsin.This post was originally published on this site

Moving up in the world: Rare catfish species filmed climbing waterfalls

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Nature often puts on incredible displays. A recent example caught on camera shows thousands of bumblebee catfish (Rhyacoglanis paranensis) climbing waterfalls in southern Brazil. This is the first time the species has been observed in […]

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 [...]