Bird feeding is important to another species: humans

Policies regarding bird feeding should also consider the people who invest their time and resources in it, say researchers.

Krista Timney-Virginia Tech • futurity
Dec. 6, 2023 ~7 min

Keeping track of rehabbed wild turtles isn’t easy

Tracking rehabbed turtles to see how they're doing after they're released may be just as hard as saving them in the first place.

Tracey Peake-NC State • futurity
Oct. 10, 2023 ~6 min


Light pollution may lower survival for some backyard birds

Light pollution at night may lower survival for two backyard bird species. But for one, the American robin, it's the opposite.

Laura Oleniacz - NC State • futurity
Aug. 15, 2023 ~6 min

Citizen science motivates Girl Scouts to tackle problems

After taking part in citizen science programs, Girl Scouts were motivated to tackle science or environment problems in their own communities.

Laura Oleniacz-UNC • futurity
July 28, 2023 ~6 min

Seabird die-offs follow ocean heat waves

"A warmer ocean... will result in the death of hundreds of thousands to millions of marine birds within one to six months of the temperature increase."

Hannah Hickey-U. Washington • futurity
July 11, 2023 ~7 min

Biodiversity collections and apps both have bias

There are biases and gaps in both natural history collections and biodiversity apps like eBird and iNaturalist, research finds.

Holly Alyssa MacCormick-Stanford • futurity
May 11, 2023 ~8 min

900 pet parrots reveal range of vocal mimicry

New research finds that many parrots use words in appropriate contexts and uncovers species differences in vocal mimicry.

U. Pittsburgh • futurity
Dec. 5, 2022 ~6 min

900 pet parrots reveal range of vocal mimicry

New research finds that many parrots use words in appropriate contexts and uncovers species differences in vocal mimicry.

Liz Goodfellow-Futurity • futurity
Dec. 5, 2022 ~6 min


Beach ‘sticky zones’ act as trash magnets

When citizen scientists collected trash from Pacific Northwest beaches, researchers discovered that some areas are "sticky zones" that accumulate litter.

Hannah Hickey-U. Washington • futurity
Aug. 25, 2022 ~6 min

Tools tame the wild data of animal tracking

A set of tools called Movebank makes it easier to gather and manage massive amounts of animal tracking data.

Laura Oleniacz - NC State • futurity
Dec. 30, 2021 ~7 min

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