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...much blood. (Female ticks swell to the size of small grapes when fully engorged.) Thanks in part to winter ticks, moose populations in many states are now declining. And the decline can be quite harrowing - a six year study discovered that possibly as many as one in four young moose are dying as a result of the ticks: In this case, it's the ghosts who are the survivors....

...study but will also feature a series of weekly articles on different aspects of climate change as seen from the perspective of different constituencies across the whole Open University community. These weekly articles will start in September 2021 and will continue into the Spring of 2022. Through these courses, articles and other content we hope to not only educate,...

...study biologists from the University of California at Davis found that this results in the plastic having high levels of DMS associated with it. The levels are higher than normal background concentrations found in the environment, and well above levels that tube-nosed seabirds can detect and use to find food. To the birds, the presence of DMS is an indication that food is...