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Maths plays a crucial role in new research which finds that bats “leapfrog” their way home at night.
There’s shocking new evidence of rodenticide poisoning in Australia’s nocturnal predatory birds. High concentrations of the active ingredients were found in 92% of the 60 dead birds they tested.
Humans have long struggled to understand the nocturnal world. As environmental change becomes increasingly acute, understanding their lives has never been more critical.
These nocturnal insects have amassed an impressive defensive arsenal against bats’ echolocation.
Investigating different factors influencing the behaviour of South African bat species contributes to our understanding of these understudied animals.
Towns and cities create an orange glow on the horizon at night. It’s so widespread that it even disturbs sea creatures.
We have transformed the night-time environment in a very short time, relative to evolutionary timescales. Most wildlife hasn’t had time to adjust.
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