WEIRD NATURE
Nearly 1,000 people in Merryville, in Beauregard parish close to Texas border, ordered to evacuate as Tiger Island fire burns nearby. The Tiger Island fire is the largest wildfire seen in the state in recent years. Photograph: Beauregard parish police jury – Louisiana …
Shelter animals often display problematic behaviors. Can they be retrained? Shlomit Flaisher-Grinberg – By Shlomit Flaisher-Grinberg, Associate Professor of Psychology, Saint Francis University Published: 2023 Aug 24 – Uncommon Courses is an occasional series from The Conversation U.S. highlighting unconventional approaches to …
New findings offer insight into male reproduction and other markers such as cancer risk. Depositphotos – By Bronwyn Thompson 2023 Aug 23 – In what might be a surprise for some, the male sex chromosome is far more complex than its female counterpart. This …
The microscopic larvae the trial participants were inoculated with. James Cook University View gallery – 4 images – By Bronwyn Thompson 2023 Aug 21 – For many, the idea of having a few dozen hookworms set up shop in your gut sounds more like …
Scientists may soon be able to tell who’s in this family unit with only footprint detective work. Depositphotos View gallery – 3 images – By Bronwyn Thompson 2023 Aug 20 – With grim predictions that all polar bears may be wiped off the planet …
A spider seemingly defeated by a parasitic fungus. Roberto García-Roa, who won another category, scored the runner-up in the “Plants and fungi” category with this image. Roberto García-Roa View gallery – 9 images – By Bronwyn Thompson 2023 Aug 17 – They’re not always …
Dogs are particularly good at detecting disease with their keen sense of smell. Depositphotos. View gallery – 4 images – By Paul McClure 2023 Aug 15 – It’s been estimated that dogs smell up to 10,000 times better than us. That’s in part because …
Ruby Mountain hotshots construct a fire line during the Dixie Fire in 2021. Joe Bradshaw/BLM – By Brent C. Ruby, Research Professor, School of Integrative Physiology and Athletic Training, University of Montana Published: 2023 Aug 08 – For three weeks in July, the …
A microscope image of the newly described species, Panagrolaimus kolymaensis, which has been revived from 46,000-year-old permafrost. Alexei V. Tchesunov and Anastasia Shatilovich / Institute of Physicochemical and Biological Problems in Soil Science RAS – By Michael Irving 2023 Jul 30 – In what …
Already a powerhouse test subject in the world of scientific research, the humble fruit fly is now capable of virgin births. Depositphotos – By Michael Franco 2023 Jul 28 – By decoding a genetic process responsible for asexual reproduction, researchers induced virgin births for …
