Jurassic fossils from northeastern China reveal morphological stasis in the catkin-yew
Credit: ©Science China Press The Taxaceae are a distinct conifer family widely used in ornamental horticulture and are an important ...
Tag: Biodiversity
Scientists urge caution, further assessment of ecological impacts above deep sea mining
Credit: Drazen, et al. (2020). Interest in deep-sea mining for copper, cobalt, zinc, manganese and other valuable metals has grown ...
Daytime aardvark sightings are a sign of troubled times
Wits researchers find that aardvarks feeding in the daytime during droughts might be starvingCredit: Nora Weyer/Wits University Aardvarks occur across ...
Extreme rainfall events cause top-heavy aquatic food webs
Credit: The Bromeliad Working Group/UBC. An expansive, multi-site ecology study led by UBC has uncovered new insights into the effects ...
Stress testing ‘coral in a box’
Credit: Christian Voolstra Coral death is impacting oceans worldwide as a consequence of climate change. The concern is that corals ...
The story behind a uniquely dark, wetland soil
Credit: Karen Vaughan When it comes to soils, proper identification is key. Identification allows scientists to determine the story behind ...
Strange bedfellows
How butterfly caterpillars sustain their association with cocktail antsCredit: Krushnamegh Kunte The spectacular leaps of gazelles, group living in deer ...
Colony-level genetics predict gentle behavior in Puerto Rican honey bees
Credit: ARS-USDA BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA, July 6, 2020--Puerto Rico's population of African-European hybrid honey bees (AHB) are famously known for ...
Plant study challenges tropics’ reputation as site of modern evolutionary innovation
Credit: Miao Sun GAINESVILLE, Fla. --- In a surprise twist, a major group of flowering plants is evolving twice as ...
Palm trees most abundant in American rainforests
Credit: William J. Baker Characteristics of palm trees differ from those of other tropical trees in many ways. In a ...
UM Bio Station researchers unlock mystery of subterranean stoneflies
Credit: UM photo FLATHEAD LAKE - In a new study published in the scientific journal Ecology, researchers from the University ...
How to bring conservation messaging into wildlife-based tourism
Credit: Joan de la Malla The study states that failing to encourage tourists to do more on behalf of wildlife ...
Light pollution gives invasive cane toads a belly full of grub
Credit: Hirotaka Komine/ TUAT Light pollution is increasingly being recognized as yet another of humanity's many impacts on the rest ...
Researchers from University of Turku have described over 40 new species in 2020
Credit: Photo: Kari Kaunisto It is estimated that 15 million different species live on our planet, but only 2 million ...
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