Eating 1 microbe protects honey bees against poor nutrition

Nutritional stress is a huge cause of honey bee decline. But researchers say adding one microbe into their food protects growing bees.

Andrea Zeek-Indiana • futurity
June 27, 2022 ~6 min

Virtual reality trip as sea turtle ups empathy

A virtual reality simulation called Project Shell lets people take on the body of a loggerhead sea turtle. The experience can increase concern for animals.

U. Oregon • futurity
June 23, 2022 ~5 min


Virtual reality trip as sea turtle ups empathy

A virtual reality simulation called Project Shell lets people take on the body of a loggerhead sea turtle. The experience can increase their concern for animals.

U. Oregon • futurity
June 23, 2022 ~5 min

Most injured right whales die within 3 years

After an entanglement with fishing gear, most North Atlantic right whales die witin three years. Estimates say there are fewer than 350 left in the wild.

Tim Lucas-Duke • futurity
June 16, 2022 ~6 min

Bumblebees pick up more parasites on some flower shapes

The shape of flowers has the biggest effect on how bumblebees acquire parasites, a study shows. The findings could influence what pollinator-lovers plant.

Mick Kulikowski-NC State • futurity
June 15, 2022 ~4 min

Dung DNA reveals which herbivores swap parasites

Scientists have uncovered an entire network of gastrointestinal parasite sharing among 17 wild and domestic herbivore species.

Harrison Tasoff-UC Santa Barbara • futurity
June 7, 2022 ~9 min

Virus puts koalas at greater risk of chlamydia

A new study highlights another threat facing endangered koalas, but could also lead to ways to treat populations and reduce the risk of extinction.

U. Queensland • futurity
June 1, 2022 ~4 min

To track sea turtles, get DNA from the sand

Sand and water samples contain enough environmental DNA to track the whereabouts of endangered sea turtles, report researchers.

Natalie van Hoose-Florida • futurity
May 26, 2022 ~8 min


Roads and railway would threaten tiger survival in Nepal park

"Tiger deaths along the roads and railways would reduce the tiger population from around 130 animals to just 50 animals over a 20-year period."

U. Michigan • futurity
May 20, 2022 ~3 min

Dolphins seem to treat skin trouble by rubbing on coral

New research documents Indo-Pacific bottlenose dolphins lining up to treat skin conditions by rubbing against corals. Analysis of the corals backs them up.

Liz Goodfellow-Futurity • futurity
May 20, 2022 ~6 min

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