Deep-reef coral hates the light, prefers the shade

This article talked about the deep-reef coral disliking the light. The researcher explains this is how they are able to survive, "The corals we loked at exhibited distinct physiological strategies - while normally corals are dependent on light for their energy requirements, the deep corals, appeared to have adapted to low light conditions by having an increased capacity to exploit nutrients and plankton."


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World's Only Evidence of co-existing Humans, Dinosaur Tracks Found in China

This article was basically the fact that there were perserved footprints found in China. These preserved footprints help us see how old and the ways things co-existed back in the day. The place contained "350 to 400 footprints that had been preserved in many ways, including concave footprints, convex footprints and multilayered footprints." Xinhua also said, "The fortress' 700 years of history is a rarity in the world, and reflects China's traditional philosophy of the relationship between humans and nature" meaning that this is rare to find and being able to have this now can help us see the importance and the ways humans and nature worked together.

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Many of Earth's species appear to be shrinking in size, a new study reports - and its authors think that's probably due to global warming.

This article was about researching thinking that animals are getting smaller due to global warming. Many researchers are for and many are against. They say that you cannot blame global warming for something that may be a natural phenomenon. The article further reads, “The shrinking specimens, according to the study, include cotton, corn, strawberries, bay scallops, shrimp, crayfish, carp, Atlantic salmon, herring, frogs, toads, iguanas, hooded robins, red-billed gulls, California squirrels, lynx and wood rats.” This demonstrates that animals are not the only ones being affected but also specimen like plants. The article ends with Yom-Tov, a zoologist at Tel Aviv University, saying, “When conditions are favourable, they increase in size or reproduce at higher rates, and when conditions are deteriorating, they do the opposite. I think that most species will adapt to climate change and survive. No need for alarm."

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Huge New Dinosaur Trackway Found in U.S.

Tracks of a dinosaur were found after a rainstorm made them appear. If they would have stayed longer, and no one would have found them, then the tracks may have been eroded and unrecognizable. Researchers are going to use lasers and technology to discover “what the thing looked like when it had meat.

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Beer-mating beetle study shortlisted for funniest research

The article consists of "a Research co-authored by University of Toronto professor Darryl Gwyne and his Australian colleague David Rentz were the winners in the biology category... A parody of the Nobel Prizes, the Ig Nobel Prizes are handed out annually by the scientific humor magazine Annals of Improbable Research."  Gwyne and Rentz were giving this award for the research they found with beetles. It was said that a beetle tried mating with a bottle since the bottle had a huge resemblance to a “Super female”. The beetle died in the scorching heat of the sun and was later eaten by ants. In the long run, this can affect tremendously because the beetles will think that beer bottles are more like super females than what they really are. Throwing beer bottles around inappropriately shows that this not only affects the environment but also an effect in animals’ life. 

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Conserving Our Shared Heritage

This article talks about how life is becoming instinct and ending. New life forms are being created said by the census, but that does not mean we should not do something about conserving the at risk life. Actions should be taken in consideration in order to maintain the new and old life, and the old life from becoming extinct.

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Fish Uses Tool to Dig Up and Crush Clams

An orange-dotted tuskfish fish was recorded using a tool, which was a rock, to crush a clam. Before, many thought that tool use was only seen in humans but after seeing Jane Goodall’s reports in tool use for chimpanzees the world was now with an open mind, “Since then, many other animals have been observed using tools. Including various primates, several kinds of birds, dolphins, elephants, and other animals” the report says. There has been other observations that other types of fish use tools for their benefits.


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