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First Peoples" land overlaps with 130 imperiled bird species—and this knowledge may be vital to saving them

Australia's First Peoples have a strong and continuing connection to the land. Their determination to maintain this connection provides important opportunities for conservation......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgFeb 12th, 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

Land management and climate change affect ecosystems" ability to provide multiple services simultaneously, study shows

A novel study published in Nature Communications found that agroecosystems in Central Germany, specifically grasslands and croplands, may have an enhanced capacity to provide multiple goods and services simultaneously when land management reduces the.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated 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

How the health of honeybee hives can inform environmental policies in Canadian cities

In recent years, there has been a notable surge in Canada and around the world in the popularity of urban beekeeping. Driven by a heightened awareness of the vital role of pollinators and the practice's increasing recognition, more Canadians than eve.....»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsJun 13th, 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

Research reveals plant pathogens repurpose phage elements for bacterial warfare

Bacteriophages, viruses that attack and destroy bacteria, are everywhere in the natural world where they play a vital role in regulating microbe populations in ways that are not yet well understood......»»

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......»»

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Ripe for knowledge: Unraveling the genetic ties of banana softening

A recent study has pinpointed a novel bHLH gene, MabHLH28, as a key regulator of banana fruit ripening. This gene significantly influences the softening process by upregulating the expression of softening-related genes, either independently or in syn.....»»

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

Mine makeovers: How to turn pits into healthy habitats

Open-cast mines could be converted from blots on the landscape into havens for wildlife, with land restored straight after digging finishes, a new primer on post-mining landscapes has proposed......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 13th, 2024

Wildfire burning near Colorado"s Lake County"s Twin Lakes prompts evacuation, pre-evacuation orders

A wildfire burning on 164 acres of land in the Interlaken Historic District near Twin Lakes—a popular hiking and camping destination about 22 miles southwest of Leadville—prompted multiple evacuation and pre-evacuation orders Tuesday......»»

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

"Synthetic" cell shown to follow chemical directions and change shape, a vital biological function

In a feat aimed at understanding how cells move and creating new ways to shuttle drugs through the body, scientists at Johns Hopkins Medicine say they have built a minimal synthetic cell that follows an external chemical cue and demonstrates a govern.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 12th, 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

Apple Intelligence inches closer to Apple"s 1987 Knowledge Navigator

Controversial Apple CEO John Sculley may yet be proven right in his predictions for the future. Apple Intelligence could be the last step toward his fictional Knowledge Navigator.Apple's 1987 concept of the future, and SiriKnowledge Navigator is a fa.....»»

Category: appleSource:  appleinsiderRelated NewsJun 12th, 2024

Humans are the elephant in the room when it comes to conservation models

Humans are outsized actors in the world's wild places where there are struggles to preserve and protect vital natural resources and animals, birds and plants. Yet people and their plus-sized footprint are rarely discussed in models seeking to predict.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsJun 12th, 2024