Tag: Biodiversity

Genetic research using Smithsonian collections reveals the evolutionary path of six toxic butterfly speciesCredit: Robert Robbins, Smithsonian. The Atala butterfly ...

Tiny crustacean redefines ultra-fast movement

Monster claw snaps shut 10,000 times faster than blink of an eyeCredit: Patek Lab, Duke University DURHAM, N.C. -- The ...

Uncovering how some corals resist bleaching

Climate change is bleaching and killing corals, but researchers from Michigan State and the University of Hawaii are investigating how ...

High CO2 to slow tropical fish move to cooler waters

Credit: Image credit: Ericka Coni Under increasing global warming, tropical fish are escaping warmer seas by extending their habitat ranges ...

Ophiura from Russky Island might make photodynamic therapy more affordable

Credit: FEFU press office An unusual biologically active porphyrin compound was isolated from seabed dweller Ophiura sarsii. The substance might ...

W.M. Keck Foundation awards CSU $1 million to study rare sugars fundamental to biology

Credit: John Eisele/CSU Photography A multidisciplinary team including an analytical chemist, an ecosystem scientist and two microbiologists at Colorado State ...

Forests of the world in 3D

Research team led by the University of Göttingen analyses complexity of forest structureCredit: Dominik Seidel Primeval forests are of great ...

‘Runway Roadkill’ rapidly increasing at airports across the world, UCC study finds

Study hopes to aid aviation authorities worldwide to protect wildlife and prevent costly damage.Credit: Samantha Ball UCC - World's wildlife, ...

Climate change may have driven the emergence of SARS-CoV-2

Credit: Dr Robert Beyer Global greenhouse gas emissions over the last century have made southern China a hotspot for bat-borne ...

DNA-based technique allows researchers to determine age of living beluga whales in Alaska

Credit: Paul Wade, NOAA Alaska Fisheries Science Center. NEWPORT, Ore. - Researchers can now determine the age and sex of ...

Surprising new research: We’re more like primitive fishes than once believed

Credit: Dr. Guojie Zhang People traditionally think that lungs and limbs are key innovations that came with the vertebrate transition ...

Deadly white-nose syndrome changed genes in surviving bats

Study has big implications for management of bat populationsCredit: Sarah Gignoux-Wolfsohn Scientists have found genetic differences between bats killed by ...

Hidden world just below the surface

Ocean surface slicks are pelagic nurseries for diverse fishesCredit: Credit: Larval photos: Jonathan Whitney (NOAA Fisheries), Slick photo: Joey Lecky ...

Scientists discover ocean ‘surface slicks’ are nurseries for diverse fishes