Surviving summer allows white-nose fungus to become deadlier
The fungus that causes white-nose syndrome doesn’t decay in North American caves during the summer the way it does in Europe and Asia, researchers found, allowing ...
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Human noise pollution impacts all North American breeding birds
North American birds face high levels of anthropogenic noise pollution, especially when they breed in human modified habitats. Most research on noise pollution’s ...
Study finds birds that migrate long distances survive better in winter
Using weather radar to study North American bird migrations, researchers at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology made a surprising discovery: birds leaving the United ...
Study maps ‘climate corridors’ for shifting species
As climate change impacts ecosystems around the world, wildlife managers are expecting to see many species leave their current ranges for new areas better suited to ...
Large mammals could be irreplaceable, fossil record shows
The giant anteater (Myrmecophaga tridactyla) has a sense of smell 40 times more acute than ours and flicks its sticky tongue over 150 times per minute to eat bugs ...
Saving monarchs by identifying where they’re born
As monarch butterfly (Danaus plexippus) populations plummet, new research suggests that efforts to save them could benefit from determining where they’re born and ...