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New beetle species found pristinely preserved in fossilized dropping of dinosaur ancestor

Fossilized feces are common finds at paleontological dig sites and might actually contain hidden treasures. By scanning fossilized dung assigned to a close dinosaur relative from the Triassic period, scientists discovered a 230-million-year-old beetl.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgJun 30th, 2021

How climate change affects deer—experts draw findings from 20 years of research

Temperature, rainfall, snow and extreme weather events are all factors linked to climate change that directly affect wildlife. Understanding the impact of these factors on the physiology, population dynamics and distribution of different deer species.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated News21 hr. 47 min. ago

Seal species carries "genetic scars" after being hunted to the edge of extinction, new research reveals

Northern Elephant seals have staged a remarkable comeback after narrowly escaping extinction by hunting, but new research reveals lasting genetic effects in the present population......»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsSep 27th, 2024

Climate change accelerates vulnerability and loss of resilience of a key species for the Mediterranean ecosystem: Study

A study by the University of Barcelona has analyzed the ability of red gorgonians (Paramuricea clavata), a key species for the Mediterranean marine ecosystem, to resist and recover after marine heat waves......»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsSep 27th, 2024

New research offers fresh hope to curb illegal orchid trafficking in Vietnam

Orchids, with their captivating beauty, have become a multi-billion-dollar industry. Unfortunately, many species are on the brink of extinction, particularly in Vietnam, due to unsustainable wild harvesting and minimal enforcement of laws restricting.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 27th, 2024

Team is first to find invasive hydrilla plant in Canada

Hydrilla verticillate (hydrilla), one of North America's most invasive species, has been found for the first time in Canada. Dr. Rebecca Rooney, a biology professor, and members of her Waterloo Wetland Laboratory were surveying a secluded section of.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 27th, 2024

The 1963 Ford Cardinal—too radical for America at the time

Here's what happened when Ford tried to react to the Volkswagen Beetle. Enlarge / This was supposed to be Ford's answer to the VW Beetle, a small, light, efficient, front-wheel drive car called Cardinal. (credit: Ford).....»»

Category: topSource:  marketingvoxRelated NewsSep 26th, 2024

"Extinct" snails found breeding in French Polynesia following a successful reintroduction project

A species of tropical tree snail is no longer extinct in the wild following a successful reintroduction project......»»

Category: topSource:  marketingvoxRelated NewsSep 26th, 2024

New fossil species reshapes understanding of grape family history

Until now, it was believed that plants of the grape family arrived at the European continent less than 23 million years ago. A study on fossil plants draws a new scenario on the dispersal of the ancestors of grape plants and reveals that these specie.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 25th, 2024

Researchers name beetle after National Geographic photographer

A new beetle species has been named to honor a fellow Husker, bridging the worlds of academia and wildlife conservation......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 25th, 2024

New study backs conservation at landscape scale to protect a near threatened bird species

Understanding the factors that influence how species select their habitats is crucial to inform conservation strategies, especially for vulnerable species. A new study about how wintering individuals of the Kirtland's Warbler (Setophaga kirtlandii) i.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 25th, 2024

Can the "hard steps" in the evolutionary history of human intelligence be recast with geological thresholds?

What took so long for humans to appear on Earth? The Earth is 4.6 billion years old, and life began about 4 billion years ago, yet humans—the only intelligent, technological species we know of in the universe—have existed only for the last 200,0.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 25th, 2024

New evolutionary model revises the origins of biodiversity

An international team of scientists has made a discovery that could reshape our understanding of how global biodiversity evolved. By reconstructing the evolution of species over the past 45 million years, researchers found that the geographic origins.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 25th, 2024

Signs of hope for endangered Maugean skate

For the first time in nearly a decade, scientists have recorded an increased presence of young Maugean skates—a ray of hope for the survival of the endangered species......»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsSep 24th, 2024

Studying fossil extraction on Native lands and exploring the depths of untold histories

In 2019, historian Lukas Rieppel published a book about the history of dinosaur fossils and their excavation in the late 1800s to create museum displays......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 24th, 2024

New shark species named for late Microsoft co-founder

A hammerhead shark species discovered by FIU scientists finally has a name and its namesake is the late Paul G. Allen, philanthropist and cofounder of Microsoft......»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsSep 24th, 2024

New Zealand scientists discover ghostly "spookfish"

Scientists in New Zealand said Tuesday they have discovered a new species of "ghost shark", a type of fish that prowls the Pacific Ocean floor hunting prey more than a mile down......»»

Category: topSource:  marketingvoxRelated NewsSep 24th, 2024

Indigenous outback rangers in WA find up to 50 night parrots, among Australia"s most elusive birds

In arid inland Australia lives one of Australia's rarest birds: the night parrot. Missing for more than a century, a live population was rediscovered in 2013. But the species remains elusive......»»

Category: topSource:  marketingvoxRelated NewsSep 23rd, 2024

Compact "gene scissors" enable effective genome editing, may offer future treatment of high cholesterol gene defect

CRISPR-Cas is used broadly in research and medicine to edit, insert, delete or regulate genes in organisms. TnpB is an ancestor of this well-known "gene scissors" but is much smaller and thus easier to transport into cells......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsSep 23rd, 2024

Study reveals high rates of seafood mislabeling and ambiguous market names in Calgary, Alberta

A study published in PeerJ Life and Environment has uncovered alarming levels of seafood mislabeling and the use of ambiguous market names in Calgary's seafood market, often concealing species of conservation concern. This research marks the first Ca.....»»

Category: topSource:  marketingvoxRelated NewsSep 23rd, 2024

Small "no-take zone" can help protect critically endangered hammerhead shark in Columbia

Researchers are advocating for a "no-take zone" off the coast of Colombia after one of the world's smallest and most threatened hammerhead species was found to do very little traveling outside of a Marine Protected Area in the region......»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsSep 20th, 2024