Big brains can help an animal mount quick, flexible behavioral responses to frequent or unexpected environmental…
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US government issues final Utah monument plan
The U.S. government’s final management plan for lands in and around a Utah national monument that…
Rolling Stones get a little piece of Mars to call their own
There is now a “Rolling Stones Rock” on Mars, and it’s giving Mick and the boys…
The fat of the land: Estimating the ecological costs of overeating
With every unfinished meal since Band Aid, you’ve heard it: “people are starving in Africa, y’know”.…
Research details impact of energy development on deer habitat use
For every acre of mule deer habitat taken by roads, well pads and other oil and…
'100-year' floods will happen every 1 to 30 years, according to new flood maps
A 100-year flood is supposed to be just that: a flood that occurs once every 100…
Study shows some exoplanets may have greater variety of life than exists on Earth
A new study indicates that some exoplanets may have better conditions for life to thrive than…
What do criminal justice risk assessments actually assess?
Exposure to the criminal justice system increases some of the risk factors used to predict recidivism…
Cracking a decades-old test, researchers bolster case for quantum mechanics
In a new study, researchers demonstrate creative tactics to get rid of loopholes that have long…
Nano-thermometer takes temperature inside cells
How do you know a cell has a fever? Take its temperature. Click here…