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Published on 27 May 2025

Global warming could be driving up women’s cancer risk

A study on Middle Eastern countries links higher temperatures to an increased risk of breast, ovarian, uterine, and cervical cancers.

Livingston in front of the RV Tangaroa before sailing for Antarctica, 2006. Image provided by author.

‘A love affair with the sea’: meet a scientist who overcame hurdles to dedicate her life to studying the ocean

Dr Mary Elizabeth Livingston looks back on a life-long career in marine science. She is the author of a new Frontiers in Ocean Sustainability article in which she chronicles the highs and lows of her career, changes in the field, and what has remained the same.

Adult Cooper’s hawk dispatching a house sparrow. Image: Vladimir Dinets.

Street smarts: how a hawk learned to use traffic signals to hunt more successfully

Dr Vladimir Dinets, a zoologist who studies animal behavior, ecology, and conservation, is the author of a recently published Frontiers in Ethology article that documents the impressive adaptation of an avian newcomer to the city. A Cooper’s hawk appears to have learned how to use traffic signals and strike at smaller birds precisely when cars at an intersection lined up.

Female oceanic whitetip shark seen feeding on the carcass. Image: Kayleigh Grant.

Sharks rarely seen together may be up for sharing a meal too good to miss

Oceanic whitetip and tiger sharks peacefully co-fed on a carcass close to Hawaii’s Big Island. Such extremely rare observations could help scientists understand shark ecology better.