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Yale’s six-year GPS study of 4,500 animals shows 65% of species shift behavior the moment humans show up

More than 4,500 wild animals tracked by GPS across six years changed how they used their habitat the moment people arrived, ...
Smithsonian Magazine

The Mere Presence of Humans—Not Just Our Changes to the Land—Can Alter Wild Animals’ Behaviors, a New Study Suggests

Researchers examined GPS tracking data from thousands of animals representing 37 species and anonymized cellphone location ...
Smithsonian Institution

When Human Movement Changes, Different Animal Species Respond in Their Own Ways

A new analysis of GPS tracking data from 37 animal species, paired with cellphone location data from across the United States ...

Scientists are cracking the code of interspecies communication. Is that a good thing?

Bioacousticians are finding animal communication patterns once thought unique to humans — discoveries that challenge ideas ...
Mongabay

To understand how animals roam, look at human movements, study says

A multidisciplinary research team recommends combining detailed data on human activities, infrastructure and animal ecosystems into a “dynamic human footprint” framework. The study explores the ...
STAT

The story of the giraffe, its neck, and a possible treatment for human heart disease

Nicholas St. Fleur covered the intersection of race, medicine, and the life sciences. He hosted STAT’s health equity podcast, Color Code. For much of Barbara Natterson-Horowitz’s career, her work has ...