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How beavers can help create fire breaks as part of a drought preparation plan
5+ day, 16+ hour ago (807+ words) Most of the countryside around the Holnicote estate in Somerset has been dry and dusty for most of the summer. But one corner remains conspicuously green. Here in south-west England, an animal that was made extinct in Britain in the…...
Dog parks are an antidote to the isolation and divisions that social media can fuel
1+ week, 1+ day ago (437+ words) The people who stretch a person’s sense of humanity may be the ones no algorithm currently selects....
Pyrograzing turns ordinary livestock into fire prevention heroes, so why isn’t it used on public lands more often?
1+ week, 3+ day ago (782+ words) In grasslands across the American West, four-legged fire prevention crews are busy at work, helping keep wildfire risk under control. These cattle, goats and sheep stomp down tall grasses as they munch their way through plants that could otherwise burn,…...
Caterpillar twitches in an ultraquiet chamber are helping biologists understand how these insects hear without ears
1+ week, 3+ day ago (621+ words) In a quiet summer garden, a caterpillar perches on a branch, munching serenely on leaves. A moment later it freezes. It senses danger – and just in time. From behind, a wasp approaches, sizing up its prey. Tobacco hornworm caterpillars don’t…...
Worms navigate narrow paths faster than wide ones – these findings could inform robot design
1+ week, 5+ day ago (1025+ words) You might naturally expect a wide, open path to be faster and easier to navigate than a narrow one, just as birds fly freely through the open sky, cars move quickly on empty roads, and a wide hallway seems easier…...
Why we give our cats, dogs and other pets social media accounts
3+ week, 3+ day ago (765+ words) Others share their daily lives through pictures of interactions with their companion animals. And the tech industry has responded with new platforms such as Petzbe and other apps and communities for pets and their families. This online behaviour reflects the…...
What if our cities were designed for wildlife as well as people?
3+ week, 3+ day ago (956+ words) On a warm evening in May, swifts scream over rooftops, chasing insects above the traffic. A fox slips along a garden wall while gulls squabble on a supermarket roof. We tend to treat these animals as visitors. But they’re residents…...
Australian beekeepers can’t tackle Varroa mite alone. Here’s how we can help
3+ week, 5+ day ago (416+ words) The honeybee-killing Varroa mite is marching across the country, as two experts explain....