It's beautiful, ethereal: When we hear the sound of the Swainson's thrush in the Pacific Northwest's woods, we know our summer is truly here. Our bird is back, with its signature song gracing our long, summer twilights.
Plants & Animals
Aug 21, 2025
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In recent years, the hedgehog population has declined. In 2021, they were redlisted. Hedgehogs are a threatened species in Norway and several other European countries.
Plants & Animals
Feb 28, 2025
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Two tiny tortoises emerged from their burrows as soon as they detected Brian Henen's footsteps, eager for the handfuls of bok choy and snap peas that would soon be tossed their way.
Plants & Animals
Jan 1, 2025
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In space exploration, long-distance optical links can now be used to transmit images, films and data from space probes to Earth using light. But in order for the signals to reach all the way and not be disturbed along the ...
Optics & Photonics
Oct 30, 2024
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A new study from researchers at the Smithsonian's National Zoo and Conservation Biology Institute (NZCBI) shows environmental conditions in migratory birds' winter homes carry over to affect their ability to survive spring ...
Plants & Animals
Oct 4, 2024
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Brown treesnakes are not indigenous to Guam. The species arrived shortly after World War II, perhaps aboard shipping vessels. Since then, they have caused the local or total extinction of most native forest bird species.
Plants & Animals
Jul 30, 2024
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Adequate food supply is a fundamental need and requirement for survival. To protect a species, it is often very helpful to know what that species prefers and frequently consumes. Through the analysis of DNA traces in the ...
Ecology
Dec 7, 2023
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When a wild turtle recovers from an accident and is released back into the wild, what happens next? A new study from North Carolina State University reveals that finding those answers can often be just as challenging as saving ...
Plants & Animals
Oct 9, 2023
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It has been more than sixty years since Dr. Frank Drake (father of the Drake Equation) and his colleagues mounted the first Search for Extraterrestrial Intelligence (SETI) survey. This was known as Project Ozma, which relied ...
Astronomy
Apr 18, 2023
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With a transmitter less powerful than a microwave oven, a team of scientists and engineers has used the National Science Foundation's Green Bank Telescope (GBT) and Very Long Baseline Array (VLBA) to make the highest-resolution ...
Planetary Sciences
Jan 10, 2023
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