Animals

  1. Animals

    What really changes when a male vole settles down

    Bachelor prairie voles can’t tell one female from another, but saying “I do” means more than just settling down.

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  2. Plants

    Raindrops help pitcher plants trap dinner

    Pitcher plants use the force of falling raindrops to fling prey into their traps.

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  3. Plants

    Stinky seeds dupe dung beetles

    Seeds that look and smell like animal poop can trick dung beetles into spreading and burying the seeds.

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  4. Animals

    What happens to animals in a hurricane?

    Hurricanes can be devastating to animals on land and in the sea, but they can also provide opportunities.

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  5. Animals

    This may be the world’s tiniest snail

    Tiny snail unearthed in China could be the world's smallest, researchers report.

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  6. Animals

    Some seabirds will be hit hard by sea level rise

    Seabird species that nest on low-lying islands in stormy winter months could see huge losses as sea levels rise, a new study finds.

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  7. Animals

    Lights at night trick wild wallabies into breeding late

    Artificial lighting is driving wild tammar wallabies to breed out of sync with peak season for food

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  8. Animals

    Some bats chug nectar with conveyor belt tongues

    Grooved bat tongues work like escalators or conveyor belts, transporting nectar from tip to mouth.

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  9. Animals

    Math describes sheep herd fluctuations

    Scientists have developed equations to describe the motion of a herd of sheep.

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  10. Animals

    Life in the polar ocean is surprisingly active in the dark winter

    The Arctic polar winter may leave marine ecosystems dark for weeks on end, but life doesn’t shut down, a new study finds.

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  11. Animals

    Don’t judge a whale’s gut microbiome by diet alone

    Evolutionary history and diet may both determine the microbes that live in a baleen whale's stomach, researchers report.

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  12. Animals

    Alpine bee tongues shorten as climate warms

    Pollinators’ match with certain alpine flowers erodes as climate change pushes fast evolution.

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