Scientific Frontline21h ago
Detectable levels of alcohol naturally occur in the nectar of most flower species, establishing that nectar-feeding animals routinely consume low doses of ethanol as part of their daily diets.
#Zoology #EvolutionaryBiology #Ecology #sflorg
https://www.sflorg.com/2026/03/zoo03252601.html
Birds do it, bees do it … sip alcohol, that is

Collecting nectar from a variety of flowers blooming in the UC Botanical Garden, biologists found low levels of alcohol in nearly all of them.

Jack C.M1d ago
A secret weapon to fight carbon emissions was just discovered: Beavers. Via @live_science #Conservation #WildLife #Zoology #Nature 🦫 #Ecology #ClimateChange 🌎♨️

A secret weapon to fight carbo...
A secret weapon to fight carbon emissions was just discovered: Beavers

A new study in Switzerland finds that beaver-built wetlands can trap and store large amounts of carbon, offering a low-cost boost for restoration and climate resilience.

Live Science
Environment | The Guardian US2d ago
‘It smells like a rancid fish and chip shop’: at sea with the Antarctic’s krill supertrawlers https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/mar/24/krill-foundation-food-antarctic-ecosystem-survive-factory-fishing #EndangeredSpecies #Fishing #Antarctica #SeaShepherdConservationSociety #MarineLife #EnvironmentalActivism #Conservation #Environment #Food #Wildlife #WorldNews #Norway #FishingIndustry #Cetaceans #Animals #Business #Birds #Europe #China #AsiaPacific #Zoology ...
‘It smells like a rancid fish and chip shop’: at sea with the Antarctic’s krill supertrawlers

The fishery is regulated but experts say it is wrecking the food chain. Gordon Peake joined a Sea Shepherd mission to observe the giant ships compete for catch

The Guardian
Jack C.M2d ago
If the Menu Is Just Right, Seals Will Risk Danger From Polar Bears for a Better Meal. Via @discover.magazine #Conservation #WildLife #Zoology #Nature 🐻‍❄️

If the Menu Is Just Right, Sea...
Jack C.M2d ago
#Australia 🇦🇺 REALLY wants to kill you 😨 Australia's most INFAMOUS bird. Via MoreParz #Conservation #WildLife #Zoology #Nature #Ornithology 🪶

Australia's most INFAMOUS bird
Australia's most INFAMOUS bird

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Stan Carey2d ago

Enjoying this, decades after first encountering de Waal via his excellent book on bonobos. The focus is still on primates, but he switches to birds, cetaceans, dogs, cephalopods, rats, etc. as appropriate

#books #CognitiveScience #zoology #AnimalBehavior #FransDeWaal #primatology

purescience_news3d ago
541-Million-Year-Old Sea Sponge Confirmed As One of Earth’s First Animals #Science #Biology #Zoology #AncientLife #Paleontology #Evolution
https://purescience.news/article?id=959215
541-Million-Year-Old Sea Sponge Confirmed As One of Earth’s First Animals

Learn about how chemical fossils helped researchers identify one of Earth’s earliest animals: a sea sponge from the Ediacaran Period.

Pure Science News
purescience_news3d ago
541-Million-Year-Old Sea Sponge Confirmed As One of Earth’s First Animals #Science #Biology #Zoology #AncientLife #Paleontology #Evolution
https://purescience.news/article?id=959215
541-Million-Year-Old Sea Sponge Confirmed As One of Earth’s First Animals

Learn about how chemical fossils helped researchers identify one of Earth’s earliest animals: a sea sponge from the Ediacaran Period.

Pure Science News
purescience_news3d ago
541-Million-Year-Old Sea Sponge Confirmed As One of Earth’s First Animals #Science #Biology #Zoology #AncientLife #Paleontology #Evolution
https://purescience.news/article?id=959215
541-Million-Year-Old Sea Sponge Confirmed As One of Earth’s First Animals

Learn about how chemical fossils helped researchers identify one of Earth’s earliest animals: a sea sponge from the Ediacaran Period.

Pure Science News
purescience_news3d ago
541-Million-Year-Old Sea Sponge Confirmed As One of Earth’s First Animals #Science #Biology #Zoology #AncientLife #Paleontology #Evolution
https://purescience.news/article?id=959215
541-Million-Year-Old Sea Sponge Confirmed As One of Earth’s First Animals

Learn about how chemical fossils helped researchers identify one of Earth’s earliest animals: a sea sponge from the Ediacaran Period.

Pure Science News