Zoological Society of London Podcast: Habitat loss and human health – understanding the links between ecosystem degradation and infectious disease outbreaks. Look for podcast ZSL #31. The second speaker was born and raised in Athens, GA. She's the daughter of Rambler Lynn Faust. (link)
How do geese know how to fly south for the winter? A combination of landscapes, stars, and experience guide the geese & gander migrations. (link)
How do geese know how to fly south for the winter? A combination of landscapes, stars, and experience guide the geese & gander migrations. (link)
Concerns that captive breeding affects the ability of monarch butterflies to migrate. (link)
Peregrine falcon migration, is it genetic? (link)
The search for animals that harbor Corona virus and why it is important. (link)Lots of information about Coralbells and Alumroot, Heuchera species. (link)
Cuttlefish are mollusks closely related to octopuses. Recent research shows that they can pass the marshmallow test: declining a present pleasure (the marshmallow) in anticipation of later, larger rewards (two marshmallows in a few minutes). It's like a dog not eating a piece of steak because it knows it will get the whole steak later. (link)
Slime molds are one-celled organisms that are able to remember the location of food. But how? It seems as though gel tubes that change size hold the secret of their memory. (link)
How scientists are studying unrestrained insect flight. Researchers are pulling from video games, sports broadcasting, meteorology, and even missile guidance technology to better investigate how insects have mastered flight. (link)
This is the first time the full-blown plate tectonics animation has been assembled for an uninterrupted fifth of Earth's history. Don't miss this fascinating animation. (link)
On some Japanese islands where lizards live, the ones that fear predators have higher body temperatures that help them run faster. (link)
Watch how sidewinder rattlesnakes move across loose sand, not only level but uphill as well. (link)
The microstructure of the belly scales make sidewinding a successful mode of locomotion on loose sands. (link)
I recommend this longer article: Scientists aren't sure if the ice age disappearance of a once-common tree is a reason for hope or a cause for alarm. So begins the mystery of a tree at the center of the so-called Quaternary conundrum, the apparent mismatch between how scientists project a changing climate will affect living things in the future and how it seems to have affected them in the past. (link)
As elephants and whales disappear, they take valuable cancer clues with them. The loss of these vulnerable mammals means scientists could be missing out on useful quirks in their genetics. (link)
Will rising temperatures make superweeds even stronger? Widely used herbicides are struggling to kill some weeds. Some experts think heat could be part of the problem. (link)
How coral atolls get their gorgeous ring shapes. Darwin was wrong - or, more accurately, didn't have the complete solution. (link)
A study of roadside verges in Cornwall, England, produces recommendations for their use by pollinators. This is an open source publication and the conclusions are found in the abstract. You can freely read further, if you're interested. (link)
