Limited seed availability, dry climate hamper post-wildfire forest recovery

A lack of tree seedling establishment following recent wildfires represents a crucial bottleneck limiting coniferous forest…

Genomic fluke close-up

Parasitic flukes have been a leading source of food-borne infections, sparking fear and wreaking havoc on…

Manchester produces indie music fans just by being Manchester

Musical taste and fans’ status within their subcultures are shaped by where they live as they…

Researchers use drones to weigh whales

By measuring the body length, width and height of free-living southern right whales photographed by drones,…

Mob mentality rules jackdaw flocks

Jackdaws are more likely to join a mob to drive off predators if lots of their…

Lop-eared rabbits more likely to have tooth/ear problems than erect eared cousins

Lop (floppy) eared rabbits are more likely than erect (‘up’) eared breeds to have potentially painful…

NASA lander captures marsquakes, other Martian sounds

NASA’s InSight lander on Mars has captured the low rumble of marsquakes and a symphony of…

Condor chick makes 1st flight attempt from Utah cliff

In another sign that California condors are making a comeback in the wild three decades after…

Hurricane Lorenzo to bring 70-foot waves to Azores

A hurricane packing a punch rarely witnessed in the mid-Atlantic Ocean is bearing down on the…

NASA finds Narda's remnants bringing rain to mexico, headed to southwestern US

The remnant low pressure area that was formerly known as tropical cyclone Narda is still generating…