News About Plants And Animals

Washington DC (UPI) Apr 6, 2024 - A rare double-emergence of cicada broods is about to swarm the eastern United States in the coming weeks, scientists say. Brood 13, which emerges every 17 yea...

https://www.terradaily.com/reports/Trillions_of_cicadas_to_swarm_US_first_double-brood_emergence_in_200_years_999.html

Paris (AFP) April 16, 2024 - Bumblebees can surprisingly withstand days underwater, according to a study published Wednesday, suggesting they could withstand increased floods brought on by clima...

https://www.terradaily.com/reports/Queen_bumblebees_surprise_scientists_by_surviving_underwater_999.html

Paris (AFP) April 12, 2024 - The lakes where Africa's flamingos congregate in spectacular numbers are producing less food for the iconic birds as their water levels rise, researchers said Friday...

https://www.terradaily.com/reports/Future_of_Africas_flamingos_threatened_by_rising_lakes_study_999.html

Los Angeles CA (SPX) Apr 22, 2024 - In the Western United States, beavers are being harnessed to combat the impacts of climate change, thanks to innovative support from NASA. Programs at Boise S...

https://www.terradaily.com/reports/NASAs_Data_Empowers_Beaver_Driven_Restoration_Efforts_999.html

Madrid, Spain (SPX) Apr 19, 2024 - A team of researchers has advanced our understanding of how the brain processes learning and memory at the molecular level by examining a key protein, Asc1, in...

https://www.terradaily.com/reports/Atomic_level_study_of_brain_protein_opens_door_to_new_neurological_treatments_999.html

Cuyabeno, Ecuador (AFP) April 22, 2024 - Biologists on a trail in the Ecuadoran Amazon hold their breath as they distribute a foul-smelling delicacy to lure butterflies, critical pollinators inc...

https://www.terradaily.com/reports/In_Ecuadoran_Amazon_butterflies_provide_a_gauge_of_climate_change_999.html

Rio De Janeiro (AFP) April 23, 2024 - In Brazil, where about 16 wild animals become roadkill every second, a computer scientist has come up with a futuristic solution to this everyday problem: u...

https://www.terradaily.com/reports/In_Brazil_hopes_to_use_AI_to_save_wildlife_from_roadkill_fate_999.html

Islamabad (AFP) April 25, 2024 - Before it was forced to close over its "intolerable" treatment of animals, the Islamabad Zoo was home to neglected elephants and underfed lions pacing back and f...

https://www.terradaily.com/reports/Pakistan_horror_zoo_is_reborn_as_rehab_centre_999.html

Maun, Botswana (AFP) April 26, 2024 - Herds of endangered hippos stuck in the mud of dried-up ponds are in danger of dying in drought-struck Botswana, conservation authorities told AFP Friday. ...

https://www.terradaily.com/reports/Herds_of_endangered_hippos_trapped_in_mud_in_drought-hit_Botswana_999.html

Washington (AFP) April 27, 2024 - They're loud. They're sexually aroused. And for one special, cacophonous month up to a trillion of them will engulf suburbs and woodlands across America. Two ...

https://www.terradaily.com/reports/Cicada-palooza_Billions_of_bugs_to_blanket_America_999.html