How a butterfly tree becomes a web
Evolution is often portrayed as a tree, with new species branching off from existing lineages, never again to meet. The truth however is often much messier. In the case of adaptive radiation, in which species diversify rapidly to fill different ecolo.....»»
Five dead after storms lash France"s Corsica: police
Brutal storms with winds gusting up to 224 kilometres per hour (140 miles per hour) left five people dead on the French Mediterranean island of Corsica early Thursday, including a 13-year-old girl who was killed when a tree fell onto her campground b.....»»
Climate change driving unprecedented forest fire loss
Forest fires supercharged by climate change are burning twice as much global tree cover as 20 years ago, according to a data Wednesday showing the equivalent of 16 football pitches are now lost every minute......»»
Scientists relieved to discover "curious" creature with no anus is not earliest human ancestor
An international team of researchers have discovered that a mysterious microscopic creature from which humans were thought to descend is part of a different family tree......»»
Tree species in one of the world"s most diverse conifer forests not migrating uphill fast enough
The trees in Northern California's Klamath Mountains are not keeping up with climate change. Instead, many tree species are in decline, losing the race due to climate warming and decades of fire suppression......»»
Video: How quinine caused World War I
If we look at how the bark of the cinchona tree is used to treat malaria, we can see the cutting-edge chemistry of quinine binding an enzyme essential for the malaria parasite's survival......»»
Potential anti-aging components of Moringa oleifera leaf
Moringa oleifera Lam., also known as Miracle Tree, primarily derived from India, is now widely distributed in tropical and subtropical regions. Previous studies have showed that M. oleifera has anti-aging effects, but there is a lack of in-depth rese.....»»
Analysis of global tree population explains baffling trends in species richness
Local species richness, the number of species that coexist in a local community, is a key measure of biodiversity. Scientists have known for more than 200 years that large numbers of local species live near the equator, then decline toward the middle.....»»
Apple considered glass panel keyboards as fix for butterfly problems
Apple has looked at using single glass panels and touch-sensitive membranes to solve its butterfly keyboard problems, and may yet return to the idea for a future MacBook Pro.A butterfly MacBook Pro keyboardDue to their design, keyboards are able to b.....»»
HomeKit Weekly: SwitchBot releases its first HomeKit product with the SwitchBot Plug Mini
For those new to smart home automation, there’s no easier way to get started than with a smart outlet adaptor. When I got my first smart home product back in 2013, a Belkin Wemo for my Christmas tree was the first product I used. Today, smart outl.....»»
Agri-environment measures boost wildlife populations in long-term farm study
Agri-environment schemes can significantly increase local bird and butterfly populations without damaging food production, a long-term research project has found......»»
How forests lost 8,000 years of stored carbon in a few generations
"Plant a tree" seems to be the go-to answer to climate change concerns these days. Booking a rental car online recently, I was asked to check a box to plant a tree to offset my car's anticipated carbon dioxide emissions. In 2020, the governor of my s.....»»
Native New Zealand tree puts the sting on pain
Researchers at The University of Queensland (UQ) have found that a native New Zealand stinging tree produces toxins that could hold clues for future pain medication......»»
Anti-butterfly effect enables new benchmarking of quantum computer performance
Research drawing on the quantum "anti-butterfly effect" solves a longstanding experimental problem in physics and establishes a method for benchmarking the performance of quantum computers......»»
Tree fern genome provides insights into its evolution
Land plants evolved 470 million years ago from algae and have since reshaped our world. Throughout their evolution, ferns have undergone a series of changes that have helped them survive on land. For the first time, researchers have characterized the.....»»
MOEA unveils largest fine-pitch miniLED display in Taiwan
The Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) on July 21 unveiled a Happiness-praying and Wish Tree, a tree-shaped curved-surface fine-pitch miniLED display, at the Kaohsiung National Center for the Arts in southern Taiwan - the largest of such display in.....»»
Torrey pine genetic research may benefit efforts to save chestnut, ash trees
A new genomic study of the rarest pine tree in the world, the Torrey pine, aimed at bolstering the case for a genetic rescue of the species barely surviving in the western U.S., revealed the complexity and risk associated with the endeavor. However,.....»»
Monarch butterflies are now endangered and on the ‘edge of collapse’
The iconic migratory Monarch butterfly is now on the endangered species list. The IUCN (International Union for Conservation of Nature) says the species is on the verge of collapse. The collapse, it cites, is due to years of destruction of the butter.....»»
9to5Mac Daily: July 21, 2022 – iOS 15.6 releases, $50M butterfly keyboard lawsuit
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Beloved monarch butterflies now listed as endangered
The monarch butterfly fluttered a step closer to extinction Thursday, as scientists put the iconic orange-and-black insect on the endangered list because of its fast dwindling numbers......»»
Critically endangered tree gets frisky in "desperate" attempt for survival
Australian Institute of Botanical Science researchers have investigated the hybridization, or crossing of species, of an undescribed eucalypt found in only a few small pockets of Sydney bushland......»»