Masting is what biologists call the pattern of trees for miles around synchronizing to all produce lots of seeds – or very few. Why and how do they get on schedule? Source: https://earthsky.org/earth/mast-year-synchorized-seeds-trees…
Tag: rodents
Case of Rat Bite Fever Reveals Why Pet Rodents Are Basically a Terrible Idea
A woman’s pet rat gave her a potentially fatal illness known as “rat bite fever.” Source: https://www.livescience.com/rat-bite-fever.html
Researchers Train Rats To Drive Tiny Cars
New submitter BytePusher shares a report from Phys.Org: U.S. scientists have reported successfully training a group of rodents to drive tiny cars in exchange for bits of Froot Loops cereal, and found that learning the task lowered their stress levels. Their study [published in the journal Behavioral Brain Research] not only demonstrates how sophisticated rat brains are, but could one day…