Tag: Biodiversity

Tube-dwelling anemones have largest mitochondrial genome on recordCredit: Courtesy of Sergio Stampar. COLUMBUS, Ohio - The tube-dwelling anemone is an ...

Devil rays may have unknown birthing zone

Discovery is good news for conservation, but action is needed to limit fishing during birthing monthsCredit: Leo Chan Gaskins, Duke ...

New study compiles gulf of maine seasonal wildlife timing shifts

UMass Amherst, co-authors urge more research attention to fish, mammal, bird seasonal eventsCredit: UMass Amherst/Matt Devine AMHERST, Mass. - Many ...

Plant signals trigger remarkable bacterial transformation

Credit: Copyright Yasuyuki Hashidoko, Hokkaido University. The cycad Cycas revoluta is a palm-like plant that grows on rocky coastal cliffs ...

Field trial with neonicotinoids: Honeybees are much more robust than bumblebees

Credit: Albin Andersson The insecticide clothianidin affects different species of bees in different ways. While it has no demonstrably negative ...

Soft tissue makes coral tougher in the face of climate change

Credit: Raphael Ritson-Williams Climate change and ocean warming threaten coral reefs and disrupt the harmonious relationship between corals and their ...

Study shows zoos and aquariums increase species knowledge index 800 percent

Previously untapped information sheds light on extinction timelines for mammals, birds, reptiles, and amphibiansCredit: Species360 Conservation Science Alliance Despite volumes ...

Study highlights anti-tumor activity of curcumin on stomach cancer

A review article authored by Brazilian researchers evaluated several compounds with therapeutic potential against gastric tumors Curcumin is widely used ...

Sand tiger sharks return to shipwrecks off N.C. coast

Coast's hundreds of shipwrecks are important habitats for vulnerable shark speciesCredit: John McCord, Coastal Studies Institute DURHAM, N.C. -- Photos ...

Island lizards are expert sunbathers, and researchers find it’s slowing their evolution

Credit: Virginia Tech If you've ever spent some time in the Caribbean, you might have noticed that humans are not ...

Marine Skin dives deeper for better monitoring

Mauritian medical herbs possess antitumor properties

They contain biologically active substances of these species have shown to contain effective inhibitors of oesophageal cancer cellsCredit: FEFU press ...

Living room conservation: Gaming & virtual reality for insect and ecosystem conservation

April 18, 2019

Players explore and search for butterflies using knowledge gained through gameplayCredit: Alban Delamarre Gaming and virtual reality (VR) could bridge ...

Two researchers are selected to receive 2019 John Simon Guggenheim fellowships