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Female Toads Seek a Good Man – Even if He’s Another Species
New research shows female plains spadefoot toads listen up for the best mate. The one thing about species that most people probably remember from high school…
Change in Diet Sent Snakes Looking for New Chemical Defense Against Predators
Snake species recycles poison collected from its own prey. Keelback snakes are master chemists. These unusual snakes possess glands in their skin that contain heart-stopping toxic…
Kelp Rafts Are Bringing Invaders to Antarctica
Animals have long rafted around the planet, but the southern continent was considered too remote, too isolated, and too cold for that to be a problem—until…
Artificial Intelligence Identifies Potential New Antibiotics
Machine learning turbocharges the process of identifying molecules to test for bacteria-attacking properties. Many dangerous bacteria are evolving resistance to our existing antibiotics faster than we…
Can negative emission technologies overcome climate catastrophe?
Humanity is running out of time to deal with the climate crisis. The UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change says that we need to limit atmospheric…
New Canadian law improves habitat protections and adds Indigenous consultation
All fish are created equal, or at least treated equally under Canada’s new fisheries law that came into effect last summer. Under the updated law, fish…