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Mountain lion roams posh San Francisco neighborhood before being captured

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A 77-pound mountain lion set off a scramble Tuesday as it wandered through San Francisco’s wealthy Pacific Heights neighborhood before finally being captured as onlookers safely peered from their home windows or stood across the […]

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How native and non-native plants affect endangered plant species in cities

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Research in the Journal of Applied Ecology has identified threats to endangered plants in an urban area, generating information that can be used to guide effective conservation strategies across major cities. Investigators in Germany analyzed […]

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Chicago’s Brookfield Zoo leads effort to protect polar bears as Trump opens Arctic refuge to oil drilling

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Shortly after her arrival last fall, Amelia Gray met Hudson, and the pair hit it off immediately. They touched their noses together in greeting and chuffed—a soft, breathy, snorting sound that signals affection or reassurance. […]

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Artificial nighttime lighting is suppressing moth activity, new research shows

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Moths move significantly less when exposed to artificial nighttime light, new research shows. Moths’ attraction to artificial light, such as streetlights, is common knowledge and has been much studied. But, as many people will have […]

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Finnish birdwatchers’ app data fuel world’s most accurate model for predicting bird occurrence

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New cutting-edge research, led by Academy Professor Otso Ovaskainen of the University of Jyväskylä and David Dunson at Duke University, combines citizen bird observations with artificial intelligence and the computing power of supercomputers at CSC—IT […]

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Mountain lion spotted in San Francisco, officials working to capture it

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A young mountain lion spotted roaming the streets of San Francisco has been located near a park where wildlife officials are trying to capture it, authorities said Tuesday.This post was originally published on this site

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How fire, people and history shaped the South’s iconic longleaf pine forests

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For thousands of years, one tree species defined the cultural and ecological identity of what is now the American South: the longleaf pine. The forest once stretched across 92 million acres from Virginia to Texas, […]

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Cuttlefish use polarized light to create a dramatic mating display invisible to humans

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Many organisms leverage showy colors for attracting mates. Because color is a property of light (determined by its wavelength), it is easy for humans to see how these colors are used in animal courting rituals. […]

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Red flowers have a ‘magic trait’ to attract birds and keep bees away

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For flowering plants, reproduction is a question of the birds and the bees. Attracting the right pollinator can be a matter of survival—and new research shows how flowers do it is more intriguing than anyone […]

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Groundhogs are lousy forecasters but valuable animal engineers—and an important food source

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Whether you call him groundhog, woodchuck, whistle-pig or use the full genus and species name, Marmota monax, the nation’s premier animal weather forecaster has been making headlines as Punxsutawney Phil for decades.This post was originally […]

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  • Government funding for AI jobs did not produce more jobs, research finds

    Artificial intelligence is reshaping how companies operate, but it may not translate into more job creation, according to new research.This post was originally published on this site
  • Review finds digital tools alone do not improve finances without motivation and agency

    Digital payments, online banking, investment apps, and automated credit assessments have become routine parts of our everyday financial lives. A study in the International Journal of Business Information Systems argues that, because of this, the [...]

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