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Local loss of species may often be underestimated, shows new study
Seemingly healthy ecosystems with a constant or even increasing number of species may already be on the path to decline and loss of species. Even in long-term datasets, such negative...
Understanding the impact of El Niño on the variability of the global shoreline position
The interannual evolution of coastlines on a global scale is dominated by El Niño. This is demonstrated by a study conducted by several research organizations, including IRD and CNES, published...
Rabid moose found 'stumbling, drooling profusely' is 1st case ever recorded in Alaska
Scientists analyzed the moose's brain and detected a variant of rabies usually found in Arctic foxes, suggesting it contracted the virus from a fox.
Watch: Florida beachgoers shocked when bear emerges from Gulf of Mexico
Visitors to a Florida beach were in for a surprise when a black bear was spotted swimming side-by-side with their fellow beachgoers.
Extreme temperature tolerance of army ants could inform how animal populations will respond to changing climates
Drexel University researchers sampled a variety of army ant (Eciton burchellii parvispinum) colonies to test how their habitat distribution affected the ants' tolerances of extreme low and high temperatures. What...
Cholera bacteria found to form an aggressive biofilm to kill immune cells
Bacteria harness the power of communities. A research group at the University of Basel, Switzerland, has now discovered that the bacterial pathogen that causes cholera forms a novel type of...
Researchers develop viP-CLIP method for identifying protein networks in tissues
A recent Nature Communications paper by the Stoffel group (IMHS) in collaboration with the Tuschl and Chao labs reports the development of viP-CLIP, a method capable of identifying RBP networks...
Team artificially re-creates cell 'skeletons' using strands of DNA
The tiny tubes and thread-like structures that give cells their shape and help determine their function have been artificially re-created using strands of DNA in a study led by UCL...
How CBC News will manage the challenge of AI
Our guidelines on the use of AI are preliminary and subject to change as the technology and industry best practices evolve. What won’t change is our commitment to fact-based, accurate,...
Bowhead whales may have a cancer-defying superpower: DNA repair
Near the northern tip of Alaska, on the outskirts of the Arctic Ocean, bowhead whales have given scientists a glimpse into longevity. The gigantic marine mammals can live more than 200 years —...
Space Farmers of the Future May Grow Fungi, Flies and Microgreens
Here’s how the winners of NASA’s Deep Space Food Challenge are making food out of thin air
Drought hits Bishkek, where taps are running dry
For the past month, Bishkek resident Kanychai Bakirova has lived with her family of 11, including young children, in a home with only a trickle of water running from the...
Nonbinary performers Alex Newell, J. Harrison Ghee make Tonys history
Openly nonbinary performers Alex Newell and J. Harrison Ghee made Tony Awards history Sunday night.
AI identifies 3 more 'Nazca Lines' figures in Peru
The deep-learning system is 21 times faster than a human at finding ancient "geoglyphs" in aerial photographs of Peru's Nazca Desert.
Vaccine against deadly chytrid fungus primes frog microbiome for future exposure
A human or animal's microbiome—the collection of often beneficial microorganisms, including as bacteria and fungi, that live on or within a host organism—can play an important role in the host's...
Q&A: Exploring how during the 'anthropause,' animals moved more freely
A new study used GPS data to track the movements of 43 species of mammals around the globe before and during the COVID-19 pandemic, revealing that animals were able to...
White rhinos reintroduced to DR Congo national park
Sixteen southern white rhinoceroses have been released into DR Congo's Garamba national park, officials said on Saturday, reintroducing an endangered species that was decimated by poaching.
Noisy boats can cause temporary deafness in squid
The ever-present din of vessel traffic means squid’s delicate statocysts, or hearing organs, may never get enough time to recover. Marine Biological Laboratory Cephalopod Program This article was originally featured on Hakai Magazine, an online publication...
How to keep your food safe from hungry bears when camping
"We heard you had snacks". anthony renovato / Unsplash If you took a poll at a national park you’d find the grand majority of visitors have a bear sighting at the top...
Hidden carbon: Fungi and their 'necromass' absorb one-third of the carbon emitted by burning fossil fuels every year
Beneath our feet, remarkable networks of fungal filaments stretch out in all directions. These mycorrhizal fungi live in partnership with plants, offering nutrients, water and protection from pests in exchange...
Koalas are both endangered and so plentiful they're causing problems. How'd that happen?
They are a poster child for imminent extinction, at risk from deforestation, climate change and bushfires. Yet, where I live in South Australia, they are so abundant they are in...
This lanternfly-egg-hunting robot could mean you have to squish fewer bugs
That pop of color on the adult spotted lanternfly is a warning to predators—and property owners. Stephen Ausmus/USDA It’s that time of the year again. The invasive, crop-damaging spotted lanternflies are emerging, as...
New cat contraception method using gene therapy could help manage feral populations
Controlling feral cat populations is controversial and often involves capturing, surgically sterilizing and releasing the animals, which is complex and expensive. U.S. scientists have developed a new method for cat...
Florida man gets 'flesh-eating' bacterial infection after a relative bit him
A resident of Riverview, Florida was bitten by a relative and later developed a "flesh-eating" infection — likely from the bite.
Look: Cincinnati Zoo announces birth of baby sloth
An Ohio zoo announced the birth of a healthy baby Linne's two-toed sloth, the first member of its species to be born at the zoo.
Great white sharks have almost no interest in eating humans, study confirms
Juvenile great white sharks are near to people in Southern California nearly every day but rarely bite them.
Wild mammals moved farther during severe COVID-19 lockdowns
Human behavior changed dramatically during lockdowns in the first months of the global COVID-19 pandemic, resulting in behavioral changes of land mammals.
Medici family's famous hunting grounds may have killed them, report suggests
At least one Medici was plagued by a deadly strain of malaria, analysis of organ tissue from the Medici family tomb reveals.