Category: NATURE
A mountain sheep’s breeding season may be moving with the climate
As the climate warms, animals often shift their seasonal schedules forward. Birds nest...
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Say goodbye to spiders: the plant scent that keeps them out for good
Stop using sprays: this natural plant repels spiders. © Collinswood, iStock The Futura Team...
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Mountain soils store twice as much carbon as scientists thought
Hilly and mountainous landscapes store significantly more carbon in their soil than...
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The smell that fills the air during the first rainfall after a dry spell is called petrichor, and it comes from plant oils, soil bacteria, and a molecule the human nose can detect at almost unbelievable concentrations
Isabel Joy Bear and Richard Thomas, two researchers working at the Commonwealth Scientific and...
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Guppies raised with screens developed brains like isolated fish
Young guppies need social interaction as their brains develop. But does watching...
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Bamboo used to grow in Europe, until a climate shift erased it from the continent
Bamboo is not supposed to grow naturally in Europe. The standard explanation is simple:...
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The Economics Of Climbing Everest: What It Costs An Indian To Reach Top Of The World
Preparing for Everest — not just the expedition, but the entire journey leading up to it — may...
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Honeybees can recognize human faces — they can be trained to distinguish between individual humans by face and continue to recognize them across different viewpoints, despite having a brain smaller than the head of a pin
The standard popular framing of human facial recognition treats it as a problem so complex that...
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Africa’s New Ocean Is Forming Faster Than Anyone Imagined—What Will Change For Us?
One of the most important archaeological sites in human history is located right in...
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Human wrists resemble those of gorillas and chimpanzees more than any other primate group, suggesting we used to knuckle-walk
Think about everything your hands do in a day – scrolling through your phone, typing out...
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Climate shifts redraw the rainfall map of Maharashtra’s heavily dammed Bhima Basin
Climate change is fundamentally altering the rainfall patterns of India’s Upper Bhima River Basin,...
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If you see parakeets flying near your home, it is not just a noisy visit: the birds may be telling you something about the local environment
If you see parakeets flying near your home, it is not just a noisy visit: the birds may be telling...
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