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California mice eat monarch butterflies

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This newly discovered mouse-butterfly interaction suggests that western monarch decline could disrupt ecosystems in unanticipated ways.

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January 5, 2022

Megaherbivore extinctions and wildfires

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Loss of ancient grazers triggered a dramatic increase in fire activity across the world’s grasslands.

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December 3, 2021

It’s who you are that matters most

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A first-of-its-kind study found that evolutionary history has the strongest influence in both wild and captive woodrats’ microbiomes.

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November 15, 2021

In dry years, rivers become birds’ crowded corridors

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New research finds that in dry years, birds funnel into the greenness of river environments, but overcrowding may increase competition for habitat and resources.

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October 28, 2021

U contributes to first-ever nationwide mammal survey

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A new 50-state survey shows Utah in the top 10 nationally for raccoons, bobcats and red foxes.

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June 14, 2021

Protecting the past at Bears Ears

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Bears Ears is not just about boundaries, it’s about management.

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May 17, 2021

Why lists of worldwide bird species disagree

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Data gaps and species similarities may lead to undercounting biodiversity.

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April 7, 2021

Warming climate slows tropical birds’ population growth rates

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A 30-year study in Tanzania shows temperature-linked population declines in species important to forests.

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March 9, 2021

Automatic trail cameras keep wildlife research going during pandemic

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Researchers share how trail cameras enabled science to continue even without fieldwork

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February 4, 2021

How do U…participate in crowdsourced science?

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Join in research projects from the comfort of your own home.

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January 22, 2021

Experiences south of the border

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Hands-on learning in Mexico.

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January 20, 2021

Sex, lice and videotape

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Biologists drove the divergence of different-sized feather lice from a single population. In four years the evolved lice had trouble mating with each other, a sign of speciation and they caught it on tape.

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June 18, 2019

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