WEIRD NATURE
Advocates of plant-based protein say 75% of world’s farmland should be rewilded to reduce emissions. About 85% of agricultural land in England is used for pasture for grazing animals or to grow food. Photograph: Maureen McLean/Rex/Shutterstock Cop27 live – latest news updates – …
Study finds rats instinctively move in time to music – an ability previously thought to be uniquely human. Rats were fitted with miniature accelerometers and played excerpts from Mozart’s Sonata for Two Pianos in D Major. Photograph: Thomas Leirikh/Getty Images/iStockphoto – Hannah Devlin …
The study showed that synthetic fertilizers temporarily alter the electrical field produced by flowers such as lavender, causing bumblebees to pass them over. Depositphotos – By Ben Coxworth 2022 Nov 09 – A number of studies have already shown that synthetic chemicals can harm …
An expedition to find Wallace’s giant bee in the wild led to its ‘rediscovery’ in Indonesia’s Maluku islands. Entomologist Eli Wyman with the first rediscovered individual of Wallace’s giant bee. It was the first time the bee had been seen alive in the …
Scientists suggest octopuses propel material as part of den cleaning, but also in interactions and with purpose. The octopuses may hit each other with projectiles as an assertion of personal space, it has been suggested. Photograph: Robert Cianflone/Getty Images Nicola Davis Science correspondent …
Scientists expect heatwaves to become more common in Europe (and elsewhere) as temperatures continue to rise. Depositphotos – By Nick Lavars 2022 Nov 06 – Scientists tracking climate change have found Europe is seeing temperatures increase at more than twice the global average. This …
Tree rings can preserve a record of astrophysical events like solar flares. University of Queensland – By Michael Irving 2022 Oct 27 – Tree rings are not just a great record of a tree’s life, but they can preserve a snapshot of the Earth …
Latest finding adds to theory that animals, including humans, naturally arrange things in a certain order, even without being able to count. The study found that bees headed to the left to get a smaller number of items, and to the right to …
During thunderstorms certain tree leaves can generate weak electrical discharges known as coronas, and new research suggests these coronas may influence surrounding air quality. Penn State – By Rich Haridy 2022 Oct 23 – Fascinating new research from atmospheric scientists at Penn State University …
Meteors streak across Earth’s sky every day – but what if dark matter particles do the same thing? Depositphotos – By Michael Irving 2022 Oct 18 – Despite making up 85% of the total mass in the universe, dark matter has remained elusive to …
