American bumblebee declines in Canada
When the once common rusty-patched (Bombus affinis) bumblebee disappeared from Canada by the early 2000s, researchers became worried. What would this mean for less ...
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To chart coyotes’ expansion, study looks back 10,000 years
The most popular coyote (Canis latrans) range maps that have made their way across the internet — and even into publications such as Nature and National ...
Ravens turn evolution on its head
Two lineages of the common raven (Corvus corax) in western North America have been fusing for thousands of years, researchers found, in what they say is one of the ...
Deadly snake fungal disease doesn’t discriminate
Snake fungal disease infects snake species regardless of their ancestry, physical characteristics or habitats, according to new research. “It was totally randomly ...
Climate change threatens parasites with extinction
Next to polar bears clinging to melting icebergs drifting through the sea, slimy, coiled worms floating in jars of formaldehyde might not make much of a case for ...
Native bees struggle to compete in drought-stricken California
Introduced honey bees (Apis mellifera) may be hogging the flowers on California’s central coast, outcompeting native pollinators. When researchers surveyed bees ...