Southern Living on MSN8d
Here's When You Can Expect Hummingbirds To Return To Your Yard
In the springtime, hummingbirds will begin their migration North. They’ll typically hit the Gulf Coast states around mid to ...
Smithsonian Magazine on MSN7d
Scientists Confirm Endangered Bats Are Migrating in Arizona for the First Time, Using DNA Clues Found in the Environment
Researchers and citizen scientists took samples of environmental DNA from saliva on backyard hummingbird feeders and agave ...
Arizona adds endangered bat to the list of night-flying creatures that frequent the state
Researchers analyzed saliva the nocturnal mammals leave behind when sipping nectar from plants and residential hummingbird ...
Endangered Mexican long-nosed bats now being tracked via "eDNA" using their saliva
Every spring, Mexican long-nosed bats traverse a lengthy migratory path north from Mexico into the southwestern U.S., ...
KNAU Arizona Public Radio1d
Earth Notes: Species from Feces Lab
The Species from Feces Lab at Northern Arizona University examines DNA in animal feces. The lab’s memorable motto is “aiming ...
Arizona Daily Sun10d
DNA on hummingbird feeder used to confirm endangered bat in Arizona
The findings were announced Wednesday by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service and Bat Conservation International.
How to join the 2025 Hummingbird Habitat Challenge
One children’s author is encouraging people to join in her 2025 Hummingbird Habitat Challenge. Shannon Green, known professionally under the penname Sparkles, created ...
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RiverBender Blog: I'm Becoming My Grandmother
I’m 25 going on 85, and I couldn’t be more excited.This past week, I celebrated my 25th birthday. Existential dread aside, ...