The Earth Will Feast on Dead Cicadas
Much like an unexpected free dinner will distract you from the leftovers sitting in your fridge, this summer’s cicada emergence will turn predators away from their usual prey. During the …
Much like an unexpected free dinner will distract you from the leftovers sitting in your fridge, this summer’s cicada emergence will turn predators away from their usual prey. During the …
Solar eclipses, a celestial phenomenon where the moon passes between the Earth and the sun, temporarily cloaking the latter, have fascinated humans for millennia. But how do animals react to …
Feline researchers have long believed that purring is produced by voluntary muscle contractions, but a new report indicates that this vibration in the larynx of cats may be explained by …
Suddenly, Franks realized she had another meeting to get to, and here she was in a room full of free-ranging rats. She couldn’t just open the door and leave—rats would …
That has created a problem. Around 2010, soon after meeting this big, new predator that could outcompete and eat them, South Florida’s mammal populations collapsed. Large and medium-size mammals have …
This story originally appeared in High Country News and is part of the Climate Desk collaboration. The first grainy film clip shows a black bear exploding out of the trail …