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Adult howler monkeys also play and for a very surprising reason

The monkeys appear to keep the peace through play. Howler monkeys live in the dense rainforests of Mexico and Costa Rica. Scientists have...
Charlie Elliott -
Earth & Climate

Swallowed lead ammunition threatens birds of prey

Birds of prey populations across Europe are apparently significantly reduced due to lead poisoning from hunting ammunition. © RSPB Hunting shots with collateral damage:...
Ashton Edwards -
Earth & Climate

With COVID-19 on its way out, scientists are gearing up for the ‘anthroppuls’

No one expected a pandemic, but researchers have learned a lot from it and are determined to do it again as the pandemic...
Charlie Elliott -
Earth & Climate

Can we get this recently extinct rat back? Scientists figured it out (and must disappoint us)

Obtaining an exact replica is too ambitious even for this rat – which disappeared from the face of the earth less than 120...
Charlie Elliott -
Earth & Climate

Heat and drought in a double pack

Increase in combined heat-drought extremes in Central Europe depending on the precipitation scenario. © UFZ The combination of droughts and heat waves has particularly...
Ashton Edwards -
Earth & Climate

This new giant tortoise species is perhaps the best kept secret of the Galapagos Islands

But with the discovery of this new species, we probably also lost another giant tortoise species – paradoxically. That can be read in...
Charlie Elliott -
Earth & Climate

Researchers use solar panels that extract water vapor from the air to sprout spinach

The clever invention is a sustainable and cheap way to provide people who live in arid desert areas with sufficient food and water. Most...
Charlie Elliott -
Earth & Climate

China: Extinct species of crocodile discovered

Bone finds and an artist's rendering of Hanyusuchus sinensis. © 2022 Masaya Iijima and Hikaru Amemiya A six-meter-long reptile once lurked in the water...
Ashton Edwards -
Earth & Climate

Two females, 14 embryos and still the future of the northern white rhino looks bleak – but there is hope

To keep the northern white rhinoceros from extinction, scientists are trying to make artificial eggs from stem cells. And that goal is...
Charlie Elliott -
Earth & Climate

Little social jay turns out, very surprisingly, just as eager to learn as social jays

Birds living in groups were thought to be more intelligent than their solitary counterparts. But surprisingly, that turns out not to be...
Charlie Elliott -
Earth & Climate

Photo worth seeing: A new orchid species

Here, an orchid stretches its unique blooms for the sunlight. This flower isn't just special because of its looks: it's also a newly...
Elijah Burt -
Earth & Climate

Birds: what the scent of the rump secretion is used for

Birds use the oil from their preen glands to clean themselves. © Hayley Crews, Oliver Krueger In addition to hearing and sight, birds also...
Ashton Edwards -
Earth & Climate

Sharks turn out to be sleeping – in a pretty creepy way

It was unclear for a long time whether the still mysterious shark needs sleep. But now it turns out that wide-eyed sharks...
Charlie Elliott -
Earth & Climate

Researchers use solar panels that extract water vapor from the air to sprout spinach

The clever invention is a sustainable and cheap way to provide people who live in arid desert areas with sufficient food and water. Most...
Charlie Elliott -
Earth & Climate

Happy and sad grunts captured

Is that a happy pig? Apparently this can be determined from his sounds. © Fotosmurf03/iStock A pig's grunting and squeaking reflects whether it...
Ashton Edwards -
Earth & Climate

Unsolvable ‘sudoku’ from eighteenth century solved with quantum tricks

Physicists have managed to crack an age-old puzzle without a solution by using principles from quantum mechanics. Imagine six regiments, each of which...
Charlie Elliott -
Earth & Climate

Roundworm with mini brain makes some pretty smart decisions

A worm with quite a small brain uses its bite thoughtfully to monitor its food supply. At first glance, the eating behavior of the...
Charlie Elliott -
Earth & Climate

Scientists hunt for the oldest ice on Earth

The ice – hidden some 2,700 meters deep in the Antarctic ice sheet – could be up to 1.2 million years old and...
Charlie Elliott -
Earth & Climate

Scientists can now predict when Dutch beaches will be flooded with waste

And that makes cleaning it up a lot easier. It is a somewhat sad sight: beautiful sandy beaches that are full of dumped, mostly...
Charlie Elliott -
Earth & Climate

Ocean: “Eco-friendly” sunscreen damages protozoa

Foraminifera of the species Heterostegina depressa contain diatoms as symbionts. © Rosa Grafl Foraminifera - single-celled organisms that live predominantly in the sea -...
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