New research unveils a dataset, gathered over five years, that gives the finest-grained detail into the timing and spatial extent of tarpon migration. The work leveraged networks of thousands of acoustic receivers that tracked 200 tarpon over more than five years. One of the key findings is that there are two distinct subgroups of tarpon, …
A new study provides evidence that pigeons tackle some problems just as artificial intelligence would — allowing them to solve difficult tasks that would vex humans. A new study provides evidence that pigeons tackle some problems just as artificial intelligence would — allowing them to solve difficult tasks that would vex humans. A new study provides …
‘Dim-witted’ pigeons use the same principles as AI to solve tasks Read More »
Scientists at NCAR have identified two entirely different modes of hurricane rapid intensification. The findings may lead to better understanding and prediction of these dangerous events. Scientists at NCAR have identified two entirely different modes of hurricane rapid intensification. The findings may lead to better understanding and prediction of these dangerous events. Scientists at NCAR have identified two …
Scientists find two ways that hurricanes rapidly intensify Read More »
A new report finds that drastic changes are approaching if risks to our fundamental socioecological systems are not addressed. The Interconnected Disaster Risks Report 2023 warns of six risk tipping points ahead of us: Accelerating extinctions; Groundwater depletion; Mountain glaciers melting; Space debris; Unbearable heat; and an Uninsurable future. A new report finds that drastic …
Report warns about risk tipping points with irreversible impacts on people and planet Read More »
A team of researchers studying the Ngogo community of wild chimpanzees in western Uganda’s Kibale National Park for two decades has published a report showing that females in this population can experience menopause and post-reproductive survival. A team of researchers studying the Ngogo community of wild chimpanzees in western Uganda’s Kibale National Park for two …
Researcher finds proof of menopause in wild chimpanzees Read More »
Recently discovered microfossils date back half a billion years. Resembling modern-day algae, they provide insight into early life in our oceans. Recently discovered microfossils date back half a billion years. Resembling modern-day algae, they provide insight into early life in our oceans. Recently discovered microfossils date back half a billion years. Resembling modern-day algae, they provide …
Bizarre new fossils shed light on ancient plankton Read More »
Noctilionoid bat species evolved wildly different faces as they adapted to exploit diverse food sources — including insects, fruit, nectar, blood and fish. New research shows that those adaptations include dramatic, but also consistent, modifications to tooth number, size, shape and position. Noctilionoid bat species evolved wildly different faces as they adapted to exploit diverse …
Fruit, nectar, bugs and blood: How bat teeth and jaws evolved for a diverse dinnertime Read More »
As bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies have grown in market share, they’ve been criticized for their heavy carbon footprint: Cryptocurrency mining is an energy-intensive endeavor. Mining has massive water and land footprints as well, according to a new study that is the first to detail country-by-country environmental impacts of bitcoin mining. As bitcoin and other cryptocurrencies …
Bitcoin mining has ‘very worrying’ impacts on land and water, not only carbon Read More »
The explosion of the underwater volcano Kolumbo in the Aegean Sea in 1650 triggered a destructive tsunami that was described by historical eye witnesses. A group of researchers has now surveyed Kolumbo’s underwater crater with modern imaging technology and reconstructed the historical events. They found that the eyewitness accounts of the natural disaster can only …
Mystery of volcanic tsunami solved after 373 years Read More »
A team has identified several factors to help answer a fundamental ecological question: why is there a ridiculous abundance of species some places on earth and a scarcity in others? What factors, exactly, drive animal diversity? They discovered that what an animal eats (and how that interacts with climate) shapes Earth’s diversity. A team has …
Raining cats and dogs: Global precipitation patterns a driver for animal diversity Read More »