Nature
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Habitat Loss, Early Blooms, and Pesticides Leave Hummingbird Feeders Empty
It starts with a flower that blooms too early. Then a hummingbird arrives, wings beating 50 times a…
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Sugar Gliders Glide, Not Fly, Biologists Clarify for New Yorkers
New York, July 5 — The first thing many people ask when they hear the name “Sugar Glider”…
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New Analysis Shows Bald Eagles Follow Open Water, Not Warmth
For anyone who has watched a local bald eagle pair raise chicks through a spring and summer, winter…
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The Energetic Calculus of Flight and Its Trade-Offs
ROME, July 5 — The ostrich, the world’s largest bird, lost its ability to fly because evolving to…
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Why do gorillas have canine teeth if they are herbivores?
WASHINGTON, July 4 — A review of biological records and field studies offers a clear answer to a…
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Bird Declines Signal Urgent Need for Environmental Action
WASHINGTON, July 4 — The birds haven’t vanished completely. But their numbers are falling fast enough that scientists…
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Evolutionary Timeline Explains Why Herbivore Gorillas Retain Canine Teeth
It begins not with a meal, but with a threat display. For decades, the sight of a silverback…
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Thunderstorm Warning Issued 25 Minutes Before Fatal Geneva Lake Boat Capsizing
A severe thunderstorm warning was in place for Walworth County for less than 25 minutes before a recreational…
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Gorillas’ Canine Teeth Evolved from Omnivore Ancestors, Not Diet
Gorillas today are gentle giants, munching leaves, stems, and fruit all day long. Their diet is almost entirely…
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Gorilla Canine Teeth Evolved for Social Display, Not Diet
The answer is written in their mouths. A male gorilla’s canine teeth are not for eating. They are…
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Heliconius butterflies defy aging norms with near-year-long lifespans
PANAMA CITY, July 3 — 348 days. That is how long one tropical butterfly, Heliconius hewitsoni , survived…
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Mockingbirds’ nighttime serenades driven by biological rhythm
WASHINGTON, July 2 — For anyone who has been jolted awake at 3 a.m. by a bird singing…
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Can anything other than birds fly?
NEW YORK, July 2 — When we look up and see something dart across the sky, most of…
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Bats comprise 22 to 25 percent of mammal species, study finds
WASHINGTON, July 2 — The claim that bats account for 20 percent of all mammal species is a…
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Evolutionary Evidence Shows Flight Evolved Independently in Four Animal Groups
Bats use modified hands to fly. Insects evolved wings from their exoskeleton. Flying snakes flatten their bodies. These…
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Bats, insects, and snakes join birds in nature’s four distinct flights
NEW YORK — The next time a shadow flickers overhead, look closer. It might not be a bird.…
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Magnitude 5.2 earthquake strikes east of the South Sandwich Islands
SOUTH SANDWICH ISLANDS REGION, July 2 — A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck east of the South Sandwich Islands…
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Seismologists note shallow depth of magnitude 5.2 quake near South Sandwich Islands
Shallow earthquakes hit harder. That is the simple physics behind Thursday’s magnitude 5.2 temblor east of the South…
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U.S. Geological Survey Records Magnitude 5.2 Quake East of South Sandwich Islands
The sequence began without warning. At 05:14 UTC on Thursday, July 2, the U.S. Geological Survey’s global seismic…
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Scientists Explain Why Crabs Pull Each Other Back into the Bucket
The Science Behind the Crab Bucket Effect PORTLAND, Ore. — Put a handful of crabs in a bucket.…
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National Wildland Firefighter Week of Remembrance Begins July 1 Amid Brutal Fire Season
Every July, the National Wildland Firefighter Week of Remembrance arrives. It is not a holiday. There are no…
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Shallow 5.1 Magnitude Earthquake Recorded in Remote South Sandwich Islands
The shaking came at 00:15 UTC Tuesday. For anyone in the South Sandwich Islands region, it was a…
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Magnitude 5.1 earthquake strikes south of the Kermadec Islands
SOUTH OF THE KERMADEC ISLANDS, June 26 — A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck south of the Kermadec Islands…
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Shallow 5.59 magnitude earthquake hits 8.85 km deep near Redwood Valley
The ground shook north of Redwood Valley on Monday, and for more than 5,100 people, the sensation was…
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