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The golden jackal was a Balkan animal in the 1980s and is now breeding as far west as Germany, with individual dispersers reaching the Netherlands, Denmark and Finland. Nobody released a single one — they walked north on their own, into the gap a missing predator left.
9+ min ago (588+ words) ScienceBlog.com is an independent daily science news publication covering peer-reviewed research across all major scientific disciplines. Founded in 2002, it is one of the longest-running science news sites on the internet. It curates and reports on breakthroughs from universities, research…...
How wolf worship in a Japanese village helped unlock an extinct species’ DNA
38+ min ago (1224+ words) In recent years, several bones that were kept in private homes in a village in Kanagawa Prefecture have been confirmed as genuine. Why were these precious bones in these locations? The answer lies in a wolf-worshipping tradition that has been…...
New study reveals bats originated in Europe and rewrites the bat family tree
11+ hour, 13+ min ago (531+ words) New groundbreaking research from the University of St Andrews has created the largest combined bat genome and fossil study ever undertaken, finding that bats most likely originated in Europe around 65 million years ago, before spreading across the world. The work…...
No one sowed it, but a Norfolk rapeseed field cut for hay once a year from 2011 held 86 plant species by 2022, including 11 not recorded elsewhere in its square kilometre, and a yellow rattle whose nearest known population is 3.4 kilometres away
1+ hour, 15+ min ago (575+ words) Eleven years of surveys on one family-owned field suggest species-rich meadow can return to former farmland without a seed packet, though the researchers cannot yet explain how several of its rarer plants got there. Published September 24, 2026 · How we edit The…...
New Genomic Research Reveals Bats Originated in Europe | Newswise
2+ hour, 34+ min ago (70+ words) The largest study ever of bat genome research combined with bat fossils reveals that bats originated in Europe some 65 million years ago, not in Africa, Asia or North America as scientists have long thought. The research also shows that echolocation,…...
Thousands of sunken tires in multiple spots around Lake Champlain
20+ hour, 5+ min ago (400+ words) Northern New Yorkers are frustrated by the lack of urgency to remove tires from Lake Champlain. Thousands of sunken tires were discovered in the lake near Crab Island in August. But local residents said even more are in the water…...
Mission Trails is 60 tons lighter after invasive vegetation removal
2+ hour, 10+ min ago (485+ words) Dry brush is shown along a trail at Mission Trails Park, Sept. 23, 2026. Crews have removed 60 tons of invasive vegetation from Mission Trails Regional Park in San Diego as part of an effort to reduce wildfire risk and restore native habitat....
Ethiopian forest reveals newly identified snake species that swallows bird eggs whole
2+ hour, 6+ min ago (480+ words) A newly identified snake from Ethiopia's Harenna Forest survives entirely on bird eggs, swallowing them whole before cracking the shells with specialized bones in its throat. The find expands a group of African snakes whose members are notoriously hard to…...
Tropical rainforest in Xishuangbanna
6+ hour, 9+ min ago (46+ words) (IMAGE) EurekAlert! Tropical rainforest in Xishuangbanna News organizations may use or redistribute this image, with proper attribution, as part of news coverage of this paper only. More on this News Release Plant turnover and body size shape soil nematode diversity…...
Commissioners and Certified Gardeners held Save the Monarch event at Von Nieda Park in Camden | Camden County, NJ
8+ hour, 28+ min ago (213+ words) Commissioners and Certified Gardeners held Save the Monarch event at Von Nieda Park in Camden Camden County, NJ - Commissioners and Certified Gardeners held Save the Monarch event at Von Nieda Park in Camden On Tuesday evening, the Board of Commissioners…...