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Road noise can actually make squirrels feel safer, new study finds

Human disturbance has a significant impact on the behavior and habitat use of urban wildlife; however, in some situations, urban gray squirrels may actually feel safer from predators where our activity is high.This post was […]

Fatal bear attacks in Japan hit record number

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Bears have killed a record number of people in Japan this year, the environment ministry said on Thursday just as another possible victim was reported missing.This post was originally published on this site

Scientists hope underwater fiber-optic cables can help save endangered orcas

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As dawn broke over San Juan Island, a team of scientists stood on the deck of a barge and unspooled over a mile of fiber-optic cable into the frigid waters of the Salish Sea. Working […]

Ants alter their nest networks to prevent epidemics, study finds

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Ants make a series of clever architectural adjustments to their nests to prevent the spread of disease, University of Bristol research has uncovered.This post was originally published on this site

Combining chemical and genetic wood analysis improves detection of illegal timber trade

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By combining chemical and genetic properties of wood, the origin of tropical hardwood can be determined much more accurately. This precision is needed to detect illegal timber trade. This is the main outcome of a […]

Largest primate in Americas could lose up to 61% of its climatically suitable habitat by 2090

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The northern muriqui (Brachyteles hypoxanthus) and the southern muriqui (B. arachnoides) are the two species of the largest genus of primates in the Americas. A study published in the Journal for Nature Conservation estimates that […]

How the uplift of East Africa shaped its ecosystems: Climate model simulations reveal Miocene landscape transformation

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The uplift of East Africa during the Miocene epoch dramatically transformed the region’s climate and ecosystems, promoting the expansion of grassland and reshaping habitats for mammals and early hominoids. This is revealed in a new […]

Ancient teeth reveal mammalian responses to climate change in Southeast Asia

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A study published in Science Advances and led by the Max Planck Institute of Geoanthropology, uncovers how flexibility made the difference between survival and extinction. By analyzing fossil teeth from Vietnam and Laos, an international […]

African wildlife scat sheds light on what shapes the gut ecosystem

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A study of elephants, giraffes and other wildlife in Namibia’s Etosha National Park underscores the ways in which the environment, biological sex, and anatomical distinctions can drive variation in the gut microbiomes across plant-eating species. […]

Root chemistry determines how antibiotic resistance spreads from manure to crops, research indicates

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Antibiotic resistance is one of the most pressing global health challenges, and farms that use livestock manure as fertilizer have emerged as important sources of resistant bacteria and genes in the environment.This post was originally […]

New study shows why clothing take-back programs fail—and what truly moves consumers to act

Retailers don’t need big financial incentives to get consumers to return used clothing—but they do need the right message. A new peer-reviewed study in the journal Manufacturing & Service Operations Management finds that simply telling [...]
Black families pay more to keep their houses warm than average American families

Rising energy costs consume a bigger and bigger chunk of family budgets in the United States. Our research has found that for many African American families, those costs take an extra big bite out of [...]
Why top firms paradoxically fire good workers

Why do the world’s most prestigious firms—such as McKinsey, Goldman Sachs and other elite consulting giants, investment banks, and law practices—hire the brightest talents, train them intensively, and then, after a few years, send many [...]