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Horses Recognize Pics of Their Keepers May 05, 2020

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Horses picked out photographs of their current keepers, and even of former keepers whom they had not seen in months, at a rate much better than chance.

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Tapirs Help Reforestation via Defecation May 01, 2020

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The large herbivores appear to prefer disturbed areas over more intact ones and spread many more seeds in those places through their droppings.

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Virus-Infected Bees Practice Social Distancing Apr 30, 2020

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Bees infected with a virus cut back on interactions within their hive but find it easier to get past sentries at neighboring hives.

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New Data on Killer House Cats Apr 29, 2020

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Wild cats kill more animals than domestic ones do. But pet cats kill many more of them in a small area than similarly sized wild predators.

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Science News Briefs from around the World Apr 28, 2020

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Here are a few brief reports about science and technology from around the planet, including one about what the eruption of Mount Vesuvius might have done to one ill-fated resident of Herculaneum.

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Birds on Rhinos' Back Help Them Avoid Poachers Apr 22, 2020

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Oxpeckers riding on rhinoceroses feast on ticks, and their calls warn the nearsighted herbivores about approaching humans.

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Jane Goodall: We Can Learn from This Pandemic Apr 21, 2020

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In a teleconference promoting her participation in Earth Day events on the National Geographic Channel, Goodall talked about what gives her hope during the pandemic and what she hopes we all learn from it.

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Our 3,000th Episode Apr 20, 2020

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Here are some “highlights” from the past 13.5 years of this podcast.

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How Herbivore Herds Might Help Permafrost Apr 17, 2020

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Introducing herds of large herbivores in the Arctic would disturb surface snow, allowing cold air to reach the ground and keep the permafrost frosty.

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Lung Cancer Screen Could Be Easy Pee-sy Apr 15, 2020

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In mice, a test for lung cancer involves nanoprobes that recognize tumors and send reporter molecules into the urine for simple analysis.