Flipboard Science Desk@flipboard.social · 7 months agoHow many giraffe species are in Africa? New scientific analysis quadruples the count.plus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squareHow many giraffe species are in Africa? New scientific analysis quadruples the count.plus-squareFlipboard Science Desk@flipboard.social · 7 months agomessage-square0linkfedilink
Flipboard Science Desk@flipboard.social · 7 months agoWe could stand to learn a lot from ants, those tiny hustlers that team up for their greater good. Turns out, however, that if the team is too big, each individual tends to contribute less, aplus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square1linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squareWe could stand to learn a lot from ants, those tiny hustlers that team up for their greater good. Turns out, however, that if the team is too big, each individual tends to contribute less, aplus-squareFlipboard Science Desk@flipboard.social · 7 months agomessage-square1linkfedilink
Flipboard Science Desk@flipboard.social · 8 months agoScientists are standing by to rescue rare manatee sighted in cold New England (U.S.) waters.plus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squareScientists are standing by to rescue rare manatee sighted in cold New England (U.S.) waters.plus-squareFlipboard Science Desk@flipboard.social · 8 months agomessage-square0linkfedilink
Flipboard Science Desk@flipboard.social · 8 months agoKenyan farmers use bees and sesame to keep away marauding elephants.plus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square1linkfedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down10
arrow-up12arrow-down1message-squareKenyan farmers use bees and sesame to keep away marauding elephants.plus-squareFlipboard Science Desk@flipboard.social · 8 months agomessage-square1linkfedilink
Flipboard Science Desk@flipboard.social · 8 months agoA team of researchers on the U.S. west coast has identified a bacteria that has killed more than six billion sea stars since 2013. Evidence points to climate change. Read more fromplus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down10
arrow-up12arrow-down1message-squareA team of researchers on the U.S. west coast has identified a bacteria that has killed more than six billion sea stars since 2013. Evidence points to climate change. Read more fromplus-squareFlipboard Science Desk@flipboard.social · 8 months agomessage-square0linkfedilink
Mongabay@mastodon.green · 8 months agoNew research identifies 10,443 critically endangered species worldwide, with effective protection strategies available if funding and political will follow.plus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down10
arrow-up12arrow-down1message-squareNew research identifies 10,443 critically endangered species worldwide, with effective protection strategies available if funding and political will follow.plus-squareMongabay@mastodon.green · 8 months agomessage-square0linkfedilink
Flipboard Science Desk@flipboard.social · 8 months agoA submersible finds sea creatures thriving in the deepest parts of the ocean.plus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down10
arrow-up12arrow-down1message-squareA submersible finds sea creatures thriving in the deepest parts of the ocean.plus-squareFlipboard Science Desk@flipboard.social · 8 months agomessage-square0linkfedilink
Flipboard Science Desk@flipboard.social · 8 months agoDogs and their people: Companions in cancer research.plus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squareDogs and their people: Companions in cancer research.plus-squareFlipboard Science Desk@flipboard.social · 8 months agomessage-square0linkfedilink
Mongabay@mastodon.green · 8 months agoFrom the volcanic fjords of Tufi in Papua New Guinea, researchers have described a new-to-science species of a coral reef fish called a dwarfgoby with an unusual purplish-black color.plus-squarefedia.ioimagemessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down10
arrow-up12arrow-down1imageFrom the volcanic fjords of Tufi in Papua New Guinea, researchers have described a new-to-science species of a coral reef fish called a dwarfgoby with an unusual purplish-black color.plus-squarefedia.ioMongabay@mastodon.green · 8 months agomessage-square0linkfedilink
Flipboard Science Desk@flipboard.social · 8 months agoWhy did a large harpy eagle attack an adult woman?plus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square1linkfedilinkarrow-up14arrow-down10
arrow-up14arrow-down1message-squareWhy did a large harpy eagle attack an adult woman?plus-squareFlipboard Science Desk@flipboard.social · 8 months agomessage-square1linkfedilink
Flipboard Science Desk@flipboard.social · 8 months agoAnimals react to secret sounds from plants, say scientists.plus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square1linkfedilinkarrow-up14arrow-down10
arrow-up14arrow-down1message-squareAnimals react to secret sounds from plants, say scientists.plus-squareFlipboard Science Desk@flipboard.social · 8 months agomessage-square1linkfedilink
Flipboard Science Desk@flipboard.social · 9 months agoThe Greenland sled dog, or Qimmeq (plural Qimmit), is one of the few dog breeds that can still be found pulling a sled. They have been much more isolated genetically than other traditional sled dogsplus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squareThe Greenland sled dog, or Qimmeq (plural Qimmit), is one of the few dog breeds that can still be found pulling a sled. They have been much more isolated genetically than other traditional sled dogsplus-squareFlipboard Science Desk@flipboard.social · 9 months agomessage-square0linkfedilink
Flipboard Science Desk@flipboard.social · 9 months agoIt’s not everyday you get a chance to see a baleen whale tearing through ice to take a breath of air. Here’s your chance, courtesy of drone video from Disko Bay, Greenland that a team of researchersplus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down10
arrow-up12arrow-down1message-squareIt’s not everyday you get a chance to see a baleen whale tearing through ice to take a breath of air. Here’s your chance, courtesy of drone video from Disko Bay, Greenland that a team of researchersplus-squareFlipboard Science Desk@flipboard.social · 9 months agomessage-square0linkfedilink
Flipboard Science Desk@flipboard.social · 9 months agoOur favorite headline so far today: "Orcas may be able to make and use tools, with a little kelp from their friends.'''plus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up13arrow-down10
arrow-up13arrow-down1message-squareOur favorite headline so far today: "Orcas may be able to make and use tools, with a little kelp from their friends.'''plus-squareFlipboard Science Desk@flipboard.social · 9 months agomessage-square0linkfedilink
Flipboard Science Desk@flipboard.social · 9 months agoHumans aren't the only species using tools — or DIY beauty products, for that matter. @ScienceAlert shares this story about orcas fashioning pieces of kelp so that they can groom each other as theyplus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squareHumans aren't the only species using tools — or DIY beauty products, for that matter. @ScienceAlert shares this story about orcas fashioning pieces of kelp so that they can groom each other as theyplus-squareFlipboard Science Desk@flipboard.social · 9 months agomessage-square0linkfedilink
Flipboard Science Desk@flipboard.social · 9 months agoWhy do birds sing at dawn? A new study knocks down a popular hypothesis.plus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squareWhy do birds sing at dawn? A new study knocks down a popular hypothesis.plus-squareFlipboard Science Desk@flipboard.social · 9 months agomessage-square0linkfedilink
Flipboard Science Desk@flipboard.social · 9 months agoMillions of birds fly thousands of miles every year to reach their seasonal destinations. How do they know where they’re going? Some of the answers are still beyond human comprehension. @LiveScienceplus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up12arrow-down10
arrow-up12arrow-down1message-squareMillions of birds fly thousands of miles every year to reach their seasonal destinations. How do they know where they’re going? Some of the answers are still beyond human comprehension. @LiveScienceplus-squareFlipboard Science Desk@flipboard.social · 9 months agomessage-square0linkfedilink
Flipboard Science Desk@flipboard.social · 10 months agoAn invisible line separating Asia and Africa has set up a boundary that most wildlife never cross, not even birds. It’s been this way for tens of millions of years. @ScienceAlert explains:plus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square1linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down11
arrow-up10arrow-down1message-squareAn invisible line separating Asia and Africa has set up a boundary that most wildlife never cross, not even birds. It’s been this way for tens of millions of years. @ScienceAlert explains:plus-squareFlipboard Science Desk@flipboard.social · 10 months agomessage-square1linkfedilink
Grickle@mstdn.social · 10 months agoMessy friendship. #grickledoodle #horror #movies #animals #cartoon #art #drawing #funnyplus-squarefedia.ioimagemessage-square2linkfedilinkarrow-up13arrow-down10
arrow-up13arrow-down1imageMessy friendship. #grickledoodle #horror #movies #animals #cartoon #art #drawing #funnyplus-squarefedia.ioGrickle@mstdn.social · 10 months agomessage-square2linkfedilink
Flipboard Science Desk@flipboard.social · 10 months agoElusive woolly rat photographed for the first time.plus-squaremessage-squaremessage-square0linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squareElusive woolly rat photographed for the first time.plus-squareFlipboard Science Desk@flipboard.social · 10 months agomessage-square0linkfedilink
