SCIENCE

Small birds spice up the already diverse diet of spotted hyenas in Namibia
- By West virginia digital
- . March 30, 2024
Hyenas are generalist predators (and scavengers) with a broad range of prey species. They are known for hunting (or scavenging)

When inequality is more than ‘skin-deep’: Social status leaves traces in the epigenome of spotted hyenas in Tanzania
- By West virginia digital
- . March 30, 2024
A research consortium led by scientists from the Leibniz Institute for Zoo and Wildlife Research (Leibniz-IZW) provide evidence that social

Lyrebird synchronizes elements of its mating dance
- By West virginia digital
- . March 30, 2024
To woo a mate, the Albert’s Lyrebird of Australia becomes a real song-and-dance bird. Each male first chooses a stage

Earlier puberty onset may be one of the ways that childhood risk factors affect adult cardiometabolic health
- By West virginia digital
- . March 30, 2024
Experiencing puberty earlier, compared to same-age peers, may be one of the mechanisms through which childhood risk factors influence adult

How extratropical ocean-atmosphere interactions can contribute to the variability of jet streams in the Northern Hemisphere
- By West virginia digital
- . March 30, 2024
The interaction between the oceans and the atmosphere plays a vital role in shaping the Earth’s climate. Changing sea surface

New imaging method illuminates oxygen’s journey in the brain
- By West virginia digital
- . March 30, 2024
The human brain consumes vast amounts of energy, which is almost exclusively generated from a form of metabolism that requires

TB vaccine may enable elimination of the disease in cattle by reducing its spread
- By West virginia digital
- . March 30, 2024
Vaccination not only reduces the severity of TB in infected cattle, but reduces its spread in dairy herds by 89%,

North American cities may see a major species turnover by the end of the century
- By West virginia digital
- . March 30, 2024
Climate change may dramatically affect the animal species observed in North American cities, according to a study published March 27

Climate change policies lose popularity when combined with pausing regulations or social justice
- By West virginia digital
- . March 30, 2024
Legislators love bundling things together. It lets them accomplish more with less hassle and attempt to make legislation more appealing

COVID-19 antibody discovery could explain long COVID
- By West virginia digital
- . March 30, 2024
UVA Health researchers have discovered a potential explanation for some of the most perplexing mysteries of COVID-19 and long COVID.