AvatarLarry MudrieReindeer How creating wildlife crossings can help reindeer, bears – and even crabs verified_publisherThe Guardian - Patrick GreenfieldEvery April, Sweden’s main highway comes to a periodic standstill. Hundreds of reindeer overseen by indigenous Sami herders shuffle across the asphalt on the E4 as they begin their journey west to the...
AvatarLarry MudrieFlowering Plants How flowering plants conquered the world bbc.co.uk - By Helen BriggsScientists think they have the answer to a puzzle that baffled even Charles Darwin: How flowers evolved and spread to become the dominant plants on Earth. Flowering plants, or angiosperms, make up about...
AvatarLarry MudrieFlowering Plants New light shed on Charles Darwin's 'abominable mystery' bbc.co.uk - By Helen BriggsA scientist has shed new light on the origins of Charles Darwin's "abominable mystery". The famous naturalist was haunted by the question of how the first flowering plants evolved. Darwin feared this puzzle...
AvatarLarry MudrieBiology Female orcas less likely to feed in presence of vessel traffic: study - Maple Ridge News mapleridgenews.com - Quinn Bender, Local Journalism Initiative Reporter Female orcas are more likely than males to stop eating when noisy vessels get too close to the pod, surprising new research indicates. The study out …
AvatarLarry MudrieSouth Africa Springboks Male Mantises Evolved a Vital Trick to Avoid Being Decapitated After Sex verified_publisherScienceAlert - MARLOWE HOOD & ELEONORE HUGHES A male Springbok praying mantis looking for a hook-up doesn't have to worry about a female stealing his heart away. There is, however, a very good …