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Biodiversity in crabs: More than counting species

Biodiversity is often equated with species numbers. A team led by LMU zoologist Professor Carolin Haug has shown that matters are a good deal more complicated than that. The researchers compared the shield shapes of "true" crabs (Brachyura) and "fals.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgMay 23rd, 2024

Researchers investigate presence of endangered sea cucumbers for sale in NYC food markets

After surveying food market retailers in three New York City Chinatown districts, Cornell researchers have found genetic evidence that some endangered species of sea cucumbers—considered a pricey but nutritious dried delicacy—are being sold to co.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 14th, 2024

Decoding reactive species in molten salts

By unraveling vibrational signatures and observing ion exchanges, an Oak Ridge National Laboratory team revealed how chemical species form in a highly reactive molten salt mixture of aluminum chloride and potassium chloride. The findings are publishe.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 14th, 2024

Researchers map genome of the last living wild horse species

University of Minnesota researchers have successfully mapped the complete genome of the endangered Przewalski's horse. Once extinct in the wild, the species now has a population of around 2,000 animals thanks to conservation efforts......»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsJun 14th, 2024

Eggs of grapevine-gobbling insect discovered en route to California: Are vineyards at risk?

Eggs of the spotted lanternfly, an invasive species that's wreaked havoc on crops across more than a dozen states, were recently discovered on a metal art installation that was headed to Sonoma County, one of California's most esteemed wine regions......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 14th, 2024

Permanent gene edits to tardigrades help shed light on their amazing resilience

Some species of tardigrades are highly and unusually resilient to various extreme conditions fatal to most other forms of life. The genetic basis for these exceptional abilities remains elusive......»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsJun 13th, 2024

Large number of whale sightings off New England, including dozens of endangered sei whales

A large number of whales is visiting the waters off New England, and the group includes an unusually high number of an endangered species, said scientists who study the animals......»»

Category: topSource:  marketingvoxRelated NewsJun 13th, 2024

Paleontologists identify a new fossil fish genus

Gobies or Gobioidei are one of the most species-rich groups of marine and freshwater fish in Europe. Spending most of their lives on the bottom of shallow waterbodies, they make substantial contributions to the functioning of many ecosystems......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 13th, 2024

Japan"s escargot entrepreneur achieves the "impossible"

Far from Parisian bistros serving up Burgundy snails, one Japanese man has figured out how to farm the slimy species—a feat that has long eluded the French......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 13th, 2024

Discovery of microfossil in China from the 518-million-year-old Qingjiang biota sheds light on adaptive evolution

Microbial sulfate reduction dating back to the Paleoarchean plays a crucial role in driving global carbon and sulfur cycles in ancient and modern Earth. Over 150 species of sulfate reducers from bacterial and archaeal phyla have been identified acros.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 13th, 2024

Polyandrous birds evolve faster than monogamous ones, new study finds

New research led by the University of Bath's Milner Centre for Evolution shows that shorebird species where females breed with multiple males in each season evolve significantly faster than monogamous species. Their findings suggest that mating syste.....»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsJun 12th, 2024

African elephants shown to address one another with name-like calls, similar to humans

What's in a name? People use unique names to address each other, but we're one of only a handful of animal species known to do that, including bottlenose dolphins. Finding more animals with names and investigating how they use them can improve scient.....»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsJun 12th, 2024

Cocaine trafficking threatens critical bird habitats, new study shows

In addition to its human consequences, cocaine trafficking harms the environment and threatens habitats important to dozens of species of migratory birds, according to a new study......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 12th, 2024

100-million-year-old bones reveal new species of pterosaur

New Curtin University-led research has identified 100-million-year-old fossilized bones discovered in western Queensland, Australia as belonging to a newly identified species of pterosaur, which was a formidable flying reptile that lived among the di.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 12th, 2024

A new species of mountain pit viper from China

Yunnan, China is a biodiversity hotspot, with many new reptile species discovered in the region in recent years. It is also where a research team from China found a new species of medium-sized venomous snake, known as a mountain pit viper......»»

Category: topSource:  marketingvoxRelated NewsJun 11th, 2024

Researchers uncover secrets of the golden barra

James Cook University researchers and Mainstream Aquaculture are a step closer to unlocking the mysteries of gold and platinum barramundi after identifying what gives the species their unique looks......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 11th, 2024

A tiny new plant species reaffirms the "miraculous" survival of Western Ecuador"s ravished biodiversity

A new 2-inch-high plant species has been discovered on the western Andean slopes of Ecuador in an area where scientists once believed a rich diversity of native plants and animals had been totally destroyed......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 11th, 2024

New veggie piranha-like species named after Tolkien villain

A new vegetarian piranha-like species discovered by scientists in the Brazilian Amazon has been named Sauron after the Lord of the Rings villain, Britain's Natural History Museum said on Tuesday......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 11th, 2024

Textured tiles help endangered eels overcome human-made river obstacles, study shows

A new way of helping a critically endangered species of eel swim upstream during their migration has been tested by Cardiff University researchers......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 11th, 2024

New study reveals brain"s fractal-like structure near phase transition, a finding that may be universal across species

When a magnet is heated up, it reaches a critical point where it loses magnetization. Called "criticality," this point of high complexity is reached when a physical object is transitioning smoothly from one phase into the next......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 10th, 2024

Only 10% of Australia"s native plants can be bought as seed: How to make plantings more diverse

More than 52 million hectares of land across Australia is degraded. Degraded land lacks biodiversity and the natural balance of healthy ecosystems, making it unfit for wildlife or cultivation. This means we are losing the benefits that healthy ecosys.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 10th, 2024