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People have observed animals self-medicate with plants for millennia
United Press International via Yahoo News· 6 days agoA remarkable body of accounts from ancient to medieval times describes self-medication by many...
How we can help Canada's at-risk turtles survive and thrive
The Weather Network via Yahoo News· 6 days ago"Every adult we lose [has] a really big impact on the population," says James Page, a species at...
Crows can ‘count’ similarly to toddlers, according to new study
Popular Science via Yahoo News· 6 days agoBefore toddlers learn to master symbolic counting–where “one” stands for a single object and “two”...
Centuries-Old Maya Beekeeping Tools Unearthed in Mexico
Smithsonian Magazine· 7 days agoAs far back as 3,000 years ago, the ancient Maya practiced beekeeping. Now, archaeologists in the...
Bringing Up Mommy: Mother's Day in hospital a treasure for women
Record-Courier via Yahoo News· 4 days agoGently asking in a way that wasn’t invasive or judging, we discovered first whether we were mothers....
Japan tackles invasive fire ants in first colony found this year
South China Morning Post· 5 days ago“The first fire ants were found in a cargo in 2017 and since then, virtually every month another...
Opinion | A Giant Crater in Siberia Is Belching Up Russia’s Past
New York Times· 7 days agoAlready more than half a mile deep and about 3,000 feet wide, the Batagaika crater is growing as the...
Turns Out, Cats Like When You Use A 'Baby Voice'
HuffPost Life via Yahoo News· 7 days ago“Many species ― dogs included, according to research ― seem to preferentially respond to a high-pitched ‘infant-directed speech’ style,” said Delgado...
Could a Fungal Infection Cause a Future Pandemic?
Medscape· 23 hours agoIn the desolate scenario of systemic fungal infections, precise statistics, clinical histories that include them, simple laboratory tests, new...
Buried kelp: seaweed carried to the deep sea stores more carbon than we thought
The Conversation· 3 days agoDeep in the ocean lies the world’s largest active carbon reservoir, which plays a pivotal role in buffering our planet’s climate. Of the roughly 10 billion tonnes carbon dioxide we emit each ...
