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Scientists Solve 140-Year-Old Giant Antarctic Sea Spider Reproductive Mystery

University of Hawaii at Manoa — Wed, 22 May 2024 11:32:10 +0000

University of Hawaiʻi scientists discovered key reproductive behaviors of giant Antarctic sea spiders, providing new insights into their development and the broader marine ecosystem. This...

Decoding Nature’s Design: Scientists Unveil Groundbreaking Tree of Life

Chinese Academy of Sciences — Sat, 11 May 2024 10:03:30 +0000

The flowering plant tree of life, much like our own family tree, allows us to understand how different species are related to each other. The...

Ancient Glow: Scientists Discover 540 Million-Year-Old Bioluminescent Corals

Nagoya University — Thu, 09 May 2024 20:24:00 +0000

An international team of researchers, led by Danielle DeLeo from the Smithsonian Institution, has identified eight organisms with previously unknown luminosity. Using genetic findings from...

Europe’s Forgotten Forests – Scientists Uncover Potential “Biodiversity Hot Spots”

Utah State University — Tue, 07 May 2024 15:54:19 +0000

According to an international team of forest scientists, a type of forest that has been largely ignored and neglected shows significant potential for recovery, improving...

Surprising Patterns Unearthed – Study Debunks Traditional Views on Yeast Evolution

University of North Carolina at Charlotte — Sun, 05 May 2024 23:35:51 +0000

University of North Carolina at Charlotte Assistant Professor of Bioinformatics Abigail Leavitt LaBella has co-led an ambitious research study — published in the prestigious journal...

Marine Mystery Solved: Ancient Origins of Bioluminescence Uncovered

Smithsonian — Sat, 04 May 2024 00:19:33 +0000

Study explores an ancient lineage of marine invertebrates, including soft corals, pushes back the previous oldest dated example of trait by nearly 300 million years....

Groundbreaking New Tree of Life Sheds Light on Darwin’s “Abominable Mystery”

The New York Botanical Garden — Tue, 30 Apr 2024 22:56:23 +0000

The largest-ever tree of life for flowering plants has been constructed by sequencing the DNA of more than 9,500 species, charting the evolutionary and genetic...

Biologists Construct Groundbreaking Tree of Life Using 1.8 Billion Letters of Genetic Code

University of Michigan — Fri, 26 Apr 2024 01:32:29 +0000

Scientists have constructed a groundbreaking tree of life using 1.8 billion letters of genetic code. A recent study published in the journal Nature by an...

Scientists Discover Hundreds of Unique Species in Africa’s Newest Ecoregion

Oxford Brookes University — Thu, 11 Apr 2024 06:04:02 +0000

Following two decades of biological surveys and more than 30 scientific expeditions, groundbreaking research in southern Africa has unearthed a wealth of previously undocumented biodiversity...

Hybrid Defenses Decoded: Japan’s Blueprint for Sustainable Shorelines

University of Tokyo — Tue, 09 Apr 2024 09:00:25 +0000

Hybrid solutions that combine nature with common “hard” coastal protection measures may offer more benefits in lower-risk areas. Common “hard” coastal defenses, like concrete sea...

Uninvited Guests: How Asian Honeybees Are Defying Evolutionary Expectations in Australia

University of Sydney — Sun, 31 Mar 2024 05:43:55 +0000

Adaptability in the face of limited genetic diversity could be a good sign for threatened species For over ten years, invasive Asian honeybees have defied...

The “Death Zone” – Decoding the Secrets of the Namib Desert’s Fairy Circles

University of Göttingen — Mon, 25 Mar 2024 11:44:03 +0000

Researchers describe topsoil as “death zone” for fresh grass in the fairy circle. Namibia’s legendary fairy circles are mysterious, circular, bald patches in the dry...

Homogenization Horror: Ants Are Redrawing Earth’s Biodiversity Maps

University of Lausanne — Fri, 22 Mar 2024 20:24:03 +0000

Human activity is leading to the global redistribution of ants, with a new study in Nature Communications from the Department of Ecology and Evolution at...

Invasive Time Bombs: Scientists Uncover Hidden Ecological Threat

University of California - Davis — Thu, 21 Mar 2024 10:44:50 +0000

Non-native species can remain dormant for decades or even centuries before they begin to spread. According to a new study led by the University of...

Nature Is Behaving Strangely and Scientists Don’t Know Why

Aarhus University — Wed, 13 Mar 2024 12:34:01 +0000

Ecological theory and experience tells us that plants on meadows and pastures across Denmark should be dispersing heavier seeds. But they are doing the exact...

Bee Expedition Rewrites History: 8 New Species Found in Pacific Canopies

Frontiers — Fri, 08 Mar 2024 22:09:35 +0000

Scientists have discovered a previously unknown species radiation of masked bees, which is restricted to the tree canopies of Pacific islands. In 1934, Elwood Zimmerman,...

Triple Surprise: Researchers Discover New Native Species of Mouse in Australia

Australian National University — Sun, 03 Mar 2024 17:32:38 +0000

Australia can lay claim to two new species of native rodent thanks to a study from The Australian National University (ANU). The aptly named delicate...

Hidden in Plain Sight: Biologists Have Finally Solved “Michener’s Mystery”

Flinders University — Thu, 29 Feb 2024 02:01:06 +0000

Recent scientific research conducted by Flinders University has led to the discovery of eight new bee species in the Pacific and has provided fresh insights...

This Tiny Ant Species Is Disrupting the Lives of African Lions

University of Florida — Mon, 26 Feb 2024 19:24:49 +0000

What makes the little old ant think he can disrupt the life of an African lion? Researchers say it’s more than just high hopes. In...

Unlocking the Secrets of Soil Microbes to Improve Climate Predictions

Julie Bobyock, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory — Sat, 24 Feb 2024 18:54:47 +0000

Scientists are using the DNA from soil microbes to model how they function and use carbon, ultimately helping to advance the accuracy of climate models....

The Limits of Math: Study Shows Forests Are More Complex Than Thought

University of Bristol — Sat, 24 Feb 2024 00:05:12 +0000

Scientists have found that the growth patterns of trees in a forest differ significantly from the way branches expand on an individual tree. Nature is...

The Invisible Fleet: How AI and Sentinel-1 Exposed 75% of Global Fishing Vessels

European Space Agency (ESA) — Thu, 22 Feb 2024 17:33:00 +0000

A groundbreaking study reveals that 75% of the world’s industrial fishing vessels were not tracked publicly, highlighting significant gaps in ocean governance. By employing satellite...

Unmasking Chlormequat: Toxic Pesticide Found in 80% of People Tested

Environmental Working Group — Sun, 18 Feb 2024 11:37:14 +0000

A study by the Environmental Working Group found chlormequat, a pesticide associated with health risks in animals, in 80% of participants, highlighting the need for...

Ecosystem Under Siege: An Alien Invasion That Could Trigger Catastrophic Changes Is Underway Across North America

Stanford University — Fri, 16 Feb 2024 14:03:52 +0000

An alien invasion capable of triggering catastrophic changes is underway across North America. At least 70 imported earthworm species have colonized the continent, and represent...