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Burmese pythons are climbing trees, revealing differences between adults and juveniles

Burmese pythons were radio-tracked in Big Cypress National Preserve from 2017 to 2024 to study habitat use. Researchers found that juveniles displayed greater arboreal behavior compared to adult…

Engineered bacteria make stronger silk with mussel proteins, boosting strength up to 345%

Nasa thought a Martian lake shaped these rocks; Perseverance found 3 water events

Why reindeer eyes turn deep blue in winter and how it helps them see in Arctic twilight

Reindeer experience a seasonal change in eye color that enhances their ability to see in dim Arctic light. This adaptation involves a shift in the tapetum lucidum from gold-turquoise in summer to…

Scientist turns $80 motel room into lab, discovers two new amoeba species

Dublin Bay gets 18,000 oysters after 200 years without native reefs

Ohio solar farm becomes home to 3 million honey bees across 50 hives

Kenyan researchers turn human waste into fertiliser for 1,000 farmers

Burmese python DNA was detected in water five minutes after exposure in Florida

Researchers at the University of Florida have pioneered a groundbreaking tetraplex digital PCR assay aimed at the rapid detection of invasive snakes within the state. This innovative method…

Zambian community turns dry-toilet waste into fertiliser as declining soil fertility hits farms

Niger releases 8 North African ostriches after the species vanished in 2004

14-year-old Jia Mingxuan builds tree-saving device that wins gold in Germany

Satellite images led Julian Bayliss to Mount Lico, where a new butterfly emerged

Floating solar cuts seabed light in French Polynesia, with no detectable lagoon temperature

Floating photovoltaic platforms in a French Polynesian lagoon created substantial reductions in light reaching the seabed, which was studied for one year. Researchers monitored the environmental…

Tanzania planted 100,000 trees to reconnect 1,000 elephants with rainforest

Indonesia rainforest recovers for a decade, with 43.8% of bird species rising as trapping slows

NASA astronaut hid corned-beef sandwich in space; crumbs sparked a $30M uproar

Pennsylvania landowner bought his homestead in 1988; later protected 230 acres forever

In 2019, 1,500 volunteers counted California seals and sea lions from drone images for accuracy

Massachusetts restores cranberry bog to protect rare trout that moves between river and ocean

Massachusetts is restoring Century Bog, a former cranberry farm in Plymouth and Wareham, to complete protection of Red Brook from White Island Pond to Buttermilk Bay. The restored wetland and stream…