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Taking a hard look at the numbers behind America’s butterfly decline
2+ day, 16+ hour ago (574+ words) A 22% drop in butterfly populations from 2000 to 2020 signals a troubling, widespread decline across the broader pollinator community. Scientists count butterflies more thoroughly than any other insect, which makes them an early-warning system for the health of other animal species that…...
Forests recovered, but trillions of cicadas may take centuries to return
3+ day, 10+ hour ago (1057+ words) Periodical cicadas have failed to return to many recovered forests, and new research suggests natural recolonization could take centuries. Periodical cicadas spend more than a decade underground before pushing out of the ground by the trillions, covering the trees for…...
Old, hollow trees may be the best climate shelter wild animals have
3+ day, 14+ hour ago (777+ words) Trees protect wild animals from extreme heat and cold by keeping temperatures inside their cavities more stable than outside. Deep inside the trunk of an old tree, temperatures can remain surprisingly stable, even when the world outside is baking or…...
Snake embryos almost all coil the same direction before they can even move
1+ week, 4+ day ago (1067+ words) Snake embryos develop in remarkably consistent clockwise spirals, and their slower-growing gut may explain how the unusual shape forms. Inside a freshly laid snake egg, the embryo is already wound like a corkscrew. Nearly every one of those spirals turns…...
Northern spotted owls have disappeared from large parts of their range
2+ week, 3+ day ago (1017+ words) Northern spotted owls are disappearing across the Pacific Northwest as breeding pairs fall to dangerously low regional levels. A forest can look healthy even when one of its animals is close to disappearing. That is happening to northern spotted owls…...
Ravens are eating sage-grouse eggs, so scientists targeted their eggs instead
2+ week, 6+ day ago (1041+ words) Researchers found that oiling raven eggs more than doubled sage-grouse nest survival and helped boost populations at treated sites. A greater sage-grouse lays her eggs on bare ground under a sagebrush and sits on them for about a month, which…...
World Orangutan Day 2026: Rescue efforts alone cannot save orangutans
3+ week, 3+ day ago (1022+ words) World Orangutan Day 2026 highlights the growing threats facing orangutans and why protecting their forests is critical to their survival. Orangutans are highly intelligent great apes that make their homes among the tropical forests of Borneo and Sumatra. Every August 19, World…...
Scientists think they know how the first birds on Earth learned to fly
3+ week, 6+ day ago (986+ words) A computer model suggests Archaeopteryx may have used two or three powerful leaps to build enough speed for flight. Bird flight did not appear in its modern form all at once. Early feathered animals still carried dinosaur features, so the…...
Birds masturbate more in the wild than in captivity
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (696+ words) For years, vets and bird keepers have treated masturbation in captive parrots as a red flag, often viewing it as a sign of loneliness or unnatural living conditions. In some cases, the behavior has prompted dietary changes, hormone therapy, or…...
Orangutan moms go out of their way to arrange playdates for their babies
1+ mon, 2+ day ago (909+ words) Orangutans are known for living more solitary lives than other great apes. Adult female orangutans usually travel through the forest alone with their young instead of living in large groups. That makes one part of growing up harder. Young orangutans…...