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Study Shows Songbirds Switch From Bugs To Berries To Fuel Fall Migration

A Brown University study reveals that many songbirds migrating south each autumn switch from insects to a berry-rich diet to store fat for the long haul. The study found that these 'pit stops,' crucial for tiny songbirds traveling thousands of miles, are under intense development and ecological pressure.

Plants And Animals Show Promise As Bioremediators And Biomonitors

Researchers found that native aquatic plants hyperaccumulate contaminants in their tissue, transforming toxic metal forms into benign ones. Turtle shell fragments serve as sensitive biomonitors of uranium, nickel, selenium, and arsenic contamination, enabling environmental risk assessment and remediation project evaluation.

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