动物植物如果一棵树倒在森林里，那是松树吗？研究人员现在可以做出很好的猜测
If you're wondering why squirrels seem to vastly outnumber raccoons—or why certain car brands dominate city streets—a team of University of Virginia researchers may be able to help.
阅读全文动物植物动物植物一些入侵物种的成本可能比我们想象的高16倍
From river-clogging plants to disease-carrying insects, the direct economic cost of invasive species worldwide has averaged about $35 billion a year for decades, researchers said Monday.
阅读全文动物植物对于许多岛屿物种来说，下一个热带气旋可能是它们的最后一个
When a major cyclone tears through an island nation, all efforts rightly focus on saving human lives and restoring livelihoods. However, these storms have permanent consequences for other species that are often forgotten.
阅读全文动物植物街头智慧：库珀的鹰利用人行横道信号伏击城市猎物
A University of Tennessee researcher documented an immature Cooper's hawk using vehicle traffic and pedestrian signal patterns as concealment during hunting behavior at a suburban intersection.
阅读全文动物植物一项为期五年的研究表明，黑猩猩用石头砸树是一种交流方式
A recent study by behavioral biologists from Wageningen University & Research and the German Primate Research Center has uncovered a remarkable phenomenon among wild chimpanzees in West Africa: the use of stones to produce sound, presumably as a form
阅读全文动物植物企鹅粪便的惊人气候力量
Antarctica's icy wilderness is warming rapidly under the weight of human-driven climate change, yet a new study points to an unlikely ally in the fight to keep the continent cool: penguin poo.
阅读全文动物植物根系发育基因比根系发育更古老
A gene that regulates the development of roots in vascular plants is also involved in the organ development of liverworts—land plants so old they don't even have proper roots. The Kobe University discovery, published in New Phytologist, highlights the fu
阅读全文动物植物牙齿疼吗？这可能是因为一条有5亿年历史的鱼
Ever wondered why our teeth are so sensitive to pain or even just cold drinks? It might be because they first evolved for a very different purpose than chewing half a billion years ago, a study suggested Wednesday.
阅读全文动物植物从源头上针对疟疾：经药物处理的蚊帐消除了抗药性蚊子体内的寄生虫
Researchers have identified a type of chemical compound that, when applied to insecticide-treated bed nets, appears to kill the malaria-causing parasite in mosquitoes.
阅读全文动物植物平衡风力发电和海洋生物：评估海上活动生态影响的新方法
A study from the University of Aberdeen has revealed a new approach to evaluating the ecological impacts of offshore activities. The paper is published in the journal Ecological Solutions and Evidence.
阅读全文动物植物强大的螨虫防御系统：更多的螨虫，对植物的更多保护
The humble mite, a tiny invertebrate that typically lives in small chambers on the underside of leaves, plays a mighty role in defending its host plant from invaders.
阅读全文动物植物从微小蠕虫到巨型鱿鱼：新的全球数据库揭示了海洋中体型的隐藏力量
A new open-access resource, the Marine Organismal Body Size (MOBS) Database, is giving scientists, conservationists, and the public an unprecedented look at the true scale of ocean life—literally.
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