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Second species of ramp, or wild leek, documented in Pennsylvania

The presence of a second species of ramp, Allium burdickii—commonly known as narrow-leaved wild leek—has been documented in southwest Pennsylvania by a team of Penn State researchers in a new study. This plant species never before has been docume.....»»

Category: topSource:  marketingvoxJul 27th, 2023

Apple rumored to ditch Broadcom Wi-Fi for own design in iPhone 17

The iPhone 17 and other late 2025 Apple devices will feature the company's own Wi-Fi 7 chips as part of a longterm move away from third-party suppliers.Broadcom offices — image credit: BroadcomIt's long been documented that Apple is working to repl.....»»

Category: appleSource:  appleinsiderRelated NewsOct 31st, 2024

Can a superstar hippo help save Africa"s rainforests?

The world's first superstar hippo lives in a zoo in Thailand. Moo Deng shot to fame soon after she was born in July this year, thanks to viral videos that showed off her cute expressions and chirpy demeanor. Yet the story of her species is less happy.....»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsOct 31st, 2024

Nigeria"s last elephants: What must be done to save them?

Nigeria has a unique elephant population, made up of both forest-dwelling (Loxodonta cyclotis) and savanna-dwelling (Loxodonta africana) elephant species. But the animals are facing unprecedented threats to their survival. In about 30 years, Nigeria'.....»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsOct 31st, 2024

What monkeys might teach us about evaluating presidential candidates

Does a candidate's appearance affect how we vote? There's growing evidence that suggests the answer may be yes. In a recent study published on the preprint server bioRxiv, neuroscientists at the University of Pennsylvania and the Champalimaud Center.....»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsOct 31st, 2024

AI method captures ecotourism photos to monitor remote animal species

A team of computer scientists, ecologists and statisticians at Stony Brook University, working with a colleague from the U.S. Geological Survey, has found that it is possible to use AI applications to find images captured by ecotourists for use in st.....»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsOct 31st, 2024

No "island of garbage" here, Puerto Rico"s new marine reserve

The Caribbean US territory of Puerto Rico, likened to a "floating island of garbage" at a Republican rally in New York, on Wednesday announced the creation of a new marine reserve to protect manatees and other species......»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsOct 31st, 2024

One in Three Tree Species Is at Risk of Extinction

A review of 47,282 tree species by the International Union for Conservation of Nature found that more than one third are at risk of extinction.....»»

Category: scienceSource:  sciamRelated NewsOct 30th, 2024

How researchers can maximize biological insights using animal-tracking devices

Biologgers allow us to see with unprecedented precision how animals move and behave in the wild. But that's only part of the picture, according to a UC Santa Cruz ecologist renowned for using biologging data to tell a deeper story about the lives of.....»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsOct 30th, 2024

New Age ritual that send "bad energies" up in smoke may contribute to overharvesting of wild plants

A commercialized New Age ritual is causing not only "unwanted energies" to go up in smoke, but also foreign wild plants. A study by Utrecht University researchers Isabela Pombo Geertsma and Anastasia Stefanaki, alongside colleagues from Wageningen UR.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 30th, 2024

Prolonged brain development of marmosets could serve as model for human evolution

The development of primate brains is shaped by various inputs. However, these inputs differ between independent breeders, such as great apes, and cooperative breeders, such as the common marmoset (Callithrix jacchus) and humans. In these species, gro.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 30th, 2024

Report reveals a "vital sanctuary" for wildlife and endangered species in Cambodia"s Central Cardamom Mountains

The first-ever camera trap study of the Central Cardamom Mountains Landscape has recorded 108 species, 23 of which are listed at risk (Vulnerable or above) on the IUCN Red List, underscoring the significance of the region as a global stronghold for b.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 30th, 2024

Advanced imaging uncovers 12 new weevil species

Jake Lewis, an entomologist in the Environmental Science and Informatics Section at the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST), is fascinated by weevils, a diverse group of beetles that includes many species with elephant trunk-like mouth.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 29th, 2024

Less than 7 mm in length, this Atlantic Rainforest flea toad is the second-smallest vertebrate described in the world

Flea toads, as some species in the genus Brachycephalus are known, are less than 1 cm long in adulthood. Their size is far smaller than a fingernail......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 29th, 2024

Researchers" new outreach strategy sets blueprint for detecting invasive species in Florida

Invasive species in Florida like Nile monitors and Argentine black-and-white tegus pose a growing threat to the Sunshine State's environment, economy and public safety. South Florida's warm climate, disturbed habitats and bustling pet trade have made.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 29th, 2024

Investigating lithium isotope systematics in Qinghai Lake

Recently, Prof. Xiao Yilin's team from the University of Science and Technology of China (USTC), in collaboration with the Qinghai Institute of Salt Lakes, University of Pennsylvania and Nanning Normal University, revealed the lithium (Li) cycling pr.....»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsOct 28th, 2024

Invasive plants drive homogenization of soil microbial communities across US, new study finds

Invasive plants are doing more than just taking over landscapes—they're also changing the soil beneath them. A new study co-authored by Matthew McCary, assistant professor of biosciences at Rice University, reveals that these species are reshaping.....»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsOct 28th, 2024

Dinosaurs thrived after ice, not fire, says a new study of ancient volcanism

201.6 million years ago, one of the Earth's five great mass extinctions took place, when three-quarters of all living species suddenly disappeared. The wipeout coincided with massive volcanic eruptions that split apart Pangaea, a giant continent then.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 28th, 2024

Q&A: Expert unravels truth on spiders as friend and foe

There are more than 250 species of spiders found in Florida and more than 40,000 worldwide......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 28th, 2024

More social species live longer, study finds

New research from the University of Oxford has revealed that species that are more social live longer and produce offspring for a greater timespan. This is the first study on this topic which spans the animal kingdom, from jellyfish to humans......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 28th, 2024

UN biodiversity summit making "very good progress": officials

Crunch UN talks on ways to "halt and reverse" species loss by 2030 have made "very good progress," officials said Friday, as the summit in Colombia marked its halfway point......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 26th, 2024