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Mini Backpacks Reveal New Giant Hummingbird Species
SciTechDaily· 4 days agoResearchers at UNM identified a new species of giant hummingbird that migrates between Chile and Peru, revealing its migration routes and genetic...
Pa. highlights unique wildflower preserve in Bucks ahead of Native Species Day
The Express-Times· 15 hours agoThursday is Pennsylvania Native Species Day, and state officials were out celebrating all week. On...
Thailand frees endangered baby leatherback turtles hoping they return in 20 years to reproduce
The Independent via Yahoo News· 3 hours agoConservationists in Thailand have released 11 baby sea turtles of the endangered leatherback species...
Buzz, Chirp, Wee-Oo: The Sounds of Cicadas Are Back
New York Times· 4 hours agoListen to some of the species. It was early morning on April 29 when Jakob Dwight ’s grandmother, Valeria Richards Maye, died in Alabama. It was that...
Your guide to fishing in Michigan 2024: License requirements, fees and regulations
Detroit Free Press via Yahoo News· 21 hours agoAnglers gear up each Michigan fishing season to traverse the state's waters, which teem with 154 ...
Scientists reveal mysterious origin of Baobab trees, Rafiki's home in 'The Lion King' : Short Wave
NPR· 7 hours agoScientists recognize eight distinct baobab species, adapted for dry climates and providing food,...
‘Bizarre’ creature — that hunts like an ‘assassin’ — discovered as new species. See it
Miami Herald via Yahoo News· 2 days agoHidden in the leaves of a park in Australia, a “bizarre”-looking creature searched for its next...
Stem shape, flowers and fruit help identify grasses from sedges | Mystery Plant
Tallahassee Democrat via Yahoo News· 5 hours agoIt’s a “sedge.” This week’s column is devoted to a certain plant family, and especially a certain...
Bats in Colorado face fight against deadly fungus that causes white-nose syndrome
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 2 hours agoNumerous bats have been found in Colorado with white-nose syndrome. The fungus has killed millions...
Giant hummingbirds with backpacks help discover a species
EarthSky· 2 hours agoResearchers from UNM’s Museum of Southwestern Biology (MSB) in Albuquerque, New Mexico, wanted to...