Spain
2025-10-02 @ 18.04.09 ∈ In English
Bearded Vulture nests found to have hoards of cultural artifacts—some up to 650 years old
What's unique about some larger bird [species] is that the same nest is used for centuries if it continues to be in a safe space. Generations of birds will continue to occupy and add materials to these nests for hundreds of years.
2025-02-27 @ 17.09.34 ∈ In English
The loneliness paradox: How media narratives shape our solitude
[People] who believe being alone is harmful tend to feel lonelier after spending time alone in daily life. However, those with a more positive view of solitude don't just feel less lonely in the same situations, they actually feel more positive.
2025-02-04 @ 16.54.19 ∈ In English
Decoding a butterfly’s travel map: Scientists find globetrotting not in genes
[The] different migration strategies are shaped by environmental conditions rather than being encoded in the butterfly's DNA. […] Additionally, migration patterns in painted ladies could not be associated with factors such as sex, wing size, or wing shape.
2024-12-13 @ 16.55.05 ∈ In English
2024-10-12 @ 16.44.26 ∈ In English
Full moon hazard: 50% rise in wildlife vehicle collisions during moonlit nights
10 years of collision data in Texas [was used] to compare full-moon nights with new-moon nights and their corresponding wildlife-vehicle collisions. Non-wildlife collisions in the same time periods showed no significant differences. […] Previous studies conducted worldwide [have found similar collision trends].
2024-09-25 @ 12.32.15 ∈ In English
Scientists studying impact of painting wind turbine blade black to reduce bird collisions
The study aims to determine the effect of painted blades on reducing fatality rates among eagles, other birds, and bats. Researchers hypothesize that the black-painted blades will disrupt the visual uniformity of the airspace, making the turbines more noticeable to birds and prompting avoidance behavior.
2024-02-05 @ 20.10.31 ∈ In English
Getting rid of bed bugs: Trickier than ever
[Tropical] bed bugs have turned up in the United States, Sweden, Italy, Norway, Finland, China, Japan, France, Central Europe, Spain — “even in Russia, which would have once been unthinkable,” says [Chow-Yang] Lee, of the University of California, Riverside.
2024-01-26 @ 18.47.21 ∈ In English
2024-01-09 @ 12.49.58 ∈ In English
(The Catalan populations rely on postural thermoregulation, if I’m reading the study correctly.)
Study finds Spanish butterflies are better at regulating their body temperature than their British cousins
Butterflies in both countries switch from heat-seeking to heat-avoiding behavior once air temperatures reach approximately 22°C. [British populations depend] more on microclimates for thermoregulation than Catalan populations.