A database of 10,000 bird species shows how measurements of wings, beaks and tails can predict a species’ role in an ecosystem.
Global Database of All Bird Species Shows How Body Shape Predicts Lifestyle
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Global Diets Are Converging, With Benefits and Problems
New research has shown that diets are changing in complex ways worldwide.
How Nodules Stay on Top at the Bottom of the Sea
Rare metallic elements found in clumps on the deep-ocean floor mysteriously remain uncovered despite the shifting sands and sediment many leagues under the sea.
Life’s Clockwork: Scientist Shows How Molecular Engines Keep Us Ticking
In the popular book The Demon in the Machine, physicist Paul Davies argues that what’s missing in the definition of life is how biological processes create “information,” and such information storage is the stuff of life, like a bird’s ability to navigate or a human’s ability to solve complex problems.
Ridesharing Links Can Boost Transit Use in The Suburbs
Integrating ridesharing with transit in poorly serviced suburban neighbourhoods is an effective way to get people out of their cars and boost ridership.
New Study Reveals International Movements of Atlantic Tarpon, Need for Protection
The results of an 18-year study of Atlantic tarpon by scientists at the University of Miami (UM) Rosenstiel School of Marine and Atmospheric Science revealed that these large silvery fish take extensive seasonal migrations—1,000s of kilometers in distance—beyond U.S. borders.
