Opossums are known to be one of snakes’ favorite prey, and now scientists in Florida are using them to their advantage.

Burmese pythons are an invasive species in Florida, primarily established in the Everglades and South Florida. These snakes ...

Florida scientists have found an unlikely weapon in their fight against invasive Burmese pythons in the Everglades: opossums ...

Scientists have fitted the animals with GPS collars to track Burmese pythons after they swallow the animals whole.

Abstract: Low underwater optical visibility and weak acoustic feature pose significant challenges for small-targets detection, such as suspended cables. To overcome these issues, this study proposes ...

Opossums are being used to fight invasive Burmese pythons in Florida. Here's how researchers are doing it and pythons ...

Florida researchers are expanding an unconventional program that uses GPS-collared opossums to locate invasive Burmese pythons in the Everglades. The method, discovered accidentally in 2022, takes ...

Researchers are using tracking collars on opossums to find the invasive Burmese pythons in Florida. We explain how it's done.

Scientists found a shocking way to track Florida's invasive pythons: let the snakes swallow GPS-collared opossums.

Minneapolis Public Schools is using a new app to track buses throughout the district. The ride to school can sometimes take as long as an hour, and from the time a child first steps on the bus, ...