Maternal instincts lead to social life of bees
The social life of bees: once solitary, behaviour plays a role in gene selection for socialnessCredit: Associate Professor Sandra Rehan, ...
Tag: Biodiversity
Warming may promote spread of invasive blue catfish
Study raises concerns of further establishment in U.S. East Coast estuariesCredit: © M. Fabrizio/VIMS. A study by researchers at William ...
Pesticide imidacloprid threatens future for key pollinator
Credit: Dr. Nigel Raine/ University of Guelph An insecticide used to control pest infestations on squash and pumpkins significantly hinders ...
Landmark study details sequencing of 64 full human genomes to better capture genetic diversity
Scott Devine, PhD 64 human genomes sequenced will serve as new reference for genetic variation and predisposition to human diseasesCredit: ...
A cat of all trades
Credit: Photo by Brutus Östling Large carnivores are generally sensitive to ecosystem changes because their specialized diet and position at ...
Population of critically endangered Bahama Oriole is much larger than previously thought
New study suggests there are at least 10 times as many Bahama Orioles as previously believed, and offers insights that ...
Forests’ long-term capacity to store carbon is dropping in regions with extreme annual fires
Credit: Corli Coetsee More intense and frequent fires are reducing the size of tree communities in many regions of the ...
Belowground biodiversity in motion
Global change alters microbial life in soils - and thereby its ecological functionsCredit: S. Piyaset - AdobeStock Soil microorganisms play ...
Chimpanzees and humans share overlapping territories
Credit: E Bersacola and Kim Hockings / Cantanhez Chimpanzee Project Chimpanzees and humans "overlap" in their use of forests and ...
A-maze-ing pheasants have two ways of navigating
Credit: Pip Laker Pheasants fall into two groups in terms of how they find their way around - and the ...
Bearded seals are loud — but not loud enough
Vocal threshold may hamper survival of this Arctic speciesCredit: Michael Cameron, NOAA Ithaca, NY-- During mating season, male bearded seals ...
Over 80% of Atlantic Rainforest remnants have been impacted by human activity
Researchers estimated biodiversity and biomass losses in the biome using data from 1,819 forest inventories. In terms of carbon storage, ...
Scientists describe earliest primate fossils
Credit: Andrey Atuchin A new study published Feb. 24 in the journal Royal Society Open Science documents the earliest-known fossil ...
Scientists found in marine mold substance that antidotes paraquat
Credit: FEFU press office Biologically active compounds from the marine fungus Penicillium dimorphosporum protect cells from paraquat, the highly toxic ...
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