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Biology: Botany Biology: Zoology Ecology: Animals Ecology: Endangered Species
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Contours that kill: Geometry influences prey capture in carnivorous pitcher plants      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Researchers have shown that the shape, size, and geometry of carnivorous pitcher plants determines t...

Biology: Biochemistry Biology: Zoology Ecology: Animals
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Pesticides, herbicides, fungicides detected in New York state beeswax      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

An analysis of beeswax in managed honeybee hives in New York finds a wide variety of pesticide, herb...

Biology: General Biology: Microbiology Biology: Zoology Ecology: Animals
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To prepare for next pandemic, researchers tackle bird flu      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Researchers have developed an improved way to test potential vaccines against bird flu....

Biology: Biochemistry Biology: Evolutionary Biology: General Biology: Zoology Paleontology: Fossils Paleontology: General
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How the fish got its shoulder      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

A new analysis of the bones and muscles in ancient fish gives new clues about how the shoulder evolv...

Biology: Biochemistry Biology: General Biology: Zoology Ecology: Animals
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New method could help estimate wildlife disease spread      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

A new method could be used to estimate the prevalence of disease in free-ranging wildlife and help d...

Biology: Biochemistry Biology: Microbiology Biology: Zoology Ecology: Animals Geoscience: Geography
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Vampire bats make northward flight seeking stable climates      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

A new article predicts that vampire bats -- currently only found in Mexico and Central and South Ame...

Biology: General Biology: Zoology Ecology: Animals Ecology: Nature Environmental: Ecosystems
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Blue tit population booms with moths on the menu      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Researchers found that years when moth numbers were up resulted in increased population growth for t...

Biology: Zoology Offbeat: General Offbeat: Plants and Animals
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The crow's best friend: Humans      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

A new study has found that when humans are suddenly absent from the urban environment, the activity...

Biology: Biochemistry Biology: Zoology Ecology: Animals
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Tsetse fly fertility damaged after just one heatwave, study finds      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

The fertility of both female and male tsetse flies is affected by a single burst of hot weather, res...

Biology: Marine Biology: Zoology Ecology: Animals Ecology: Sea Life
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Killer whales use specialized hunting techniques to catch marine mammals in the open ocean      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Killer whales foraging in deep submarine canyons off the coast of California represent a distinct su...

Biology: Biochemistry Biology: Zoology Ecology: Animals
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More social birds are more adventurous feeders      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

A new study has found that birds that are more social are more likely to use novel sources of food....

Biology: Biochemistry Biology: Zoology Offbeat: General Offbeat: Plants and Animals
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Zebra finch chicks don't babble for no reason      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Their first vocalizations help young zebra finch males to memorize the songs of adults....

Biology: Zoology Offbeat: General Offbeat: Plants and Animals
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Eurasian jays can use 'mental time travel' like humans, study finds      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Eurasian jays can remember incidental details of past events, which is characteristic of episodic me...