Natural wonder: Wing 'clap' solves mystery of butterfly flight
The cupped clap of a butterfly's wings may be the key to their flying abilities and their survival.
yesterday • ~4 min
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Now's the time to rethink your relationship with nature
If all of humanity was wiped out tomorrow, it's estimated that the natural world would take at least five million years to recover from the damage humans have done to the world.
Jan. 19, 2021 • ~6 min
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Vampire finches: how little birds in the Galápagos evolved to drink blood
Finches have evolved to feed off blood from red-footed and Nazca boobies – and we've seen it first-hand.
Jan. 15, 2021 • ~7 min
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Vampire finches: how little birds in the Galápagos got a taste for big bird blood
Finches have evolved to feed off blood from red-footed and Nazca boobies – and we've seen it first-hand.
Jan. 15, 2021 • ~7 min
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Electric eels work together to zap prey
The electric predators work in groups to herd and "zap" their prey in unison, scientists shocked to discover.
Jan. 14, 2021 • ~3 min
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Peat bogs: restoring them could slow climate change – and revive a forgotten world
The UK's marshes, bogs and fens provided the bare necessities of daily life for many centuries.
Jan. 11, 2021 • ~8 min
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After a record 22 billion-dollar disasters in 2020, it's time to overhaul US disaster policy – here's how
NOAA released its list of climate and weather disasters that cost the nation more than $1 billion each. Like many climate and weather events this past year, it shattered the record.
Jan. 8, 2021 • ~11 min
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After a record 22 billion-dollar disasters in 2020, it's time to make US disaster policy more effective and equitable – here's how
NOAA released its list of climate and weather disasters that cost the nation more than $1 billion each. Like many climate and weather events this past year, it shattered the record.
Jan. 8, 2021 • ~11 min
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Why David Attenborough cannot be replaced
Wildlife television as we know it was constructed around Attenborough. Take him away and the whole thing needs to be reinvented.
Jan. 5, 2021 • ~7 min
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