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During a recent periodical cicada emergence, over 80 bird species altered their foraging behaviors to feed on the abundant insects. This diet shift reduced the rate of predation on forest caterpillars, doubling both their abundance and the amount of leaf tissue they consumed. Regional biomass pulses thus have the potential to disrupt the usual patterns of energy flow in forest ecosystems.
Size does not matter: direct estimations of mutation rates in baleen whales
Jan 29, 2025 | 4 min read by Marcos Suárez-MenéndezDiscovery of the first radiation belt beyond the Solar System
Jan 27, 2025 | 3.5 min read by Juan Bautista Climent OliverThe Claws and the Spear: New Evidence of Neanderthal-Cave Lion Interactions
Jan 22, 2025 | 3.5 min read by Gabriele RussoA deep-sea spa: the key to the pearl octopus’ success
Jan 20, 2025 | 3.5 min read by Jim BarryTheScienceBreaker APP
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Making nature compute for us
Jan 27, 2023 in Maths, Physics & Chemistry | 4 min read by Martin M. SteinPlant genetic engineering makes treasure from trash
Feb 27, 2023 in Plant Biology | 3.5 min read by Dennis Kleinschmidt , Joachim FornerOrb-weaving spiders can hear using their web
Feb 10, 2023 in Evolution & Behaviour | 4 min read by Jian Zhou , Junpeng Lai , Ronald Hoy , Ronald MilesCollaborations
