Reuters reveals the discovery of 27 new species in the Peruvian Amazon, including a strange species of amphibious mice:
… Read the rest “There are amphibious mice in the Amazon.”Scientists also discovered a spiny mouse, a squirrel, eight types
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SOURCE: Based on Ecology, 14 Nov 2024, “Canids as pollinators? Nectar foraging by Ethiopian wolves… Read the rest “SONG: Two Wolves Inside Us”
AP News reports that a particularly dramatic “invasive exotic” species – Vespa mandarinia, the Asian giant hornet, better known as the “murder hornet”… Read the rest “Farewell, murder hornets. We got you.”
Today, the company that produced this add is known as Lindblad Expeditions, and is so closely associated with National Geographic that it’s often known as NatGeo/Lindblad Expeditions.… Read the rest “Science Art: Lindblad Travel ad, 1969.”
Sentient Science reports on an unexpected flaw that might interfere with human attempts to reintroduce wolves into the wilds of Colorado. The problem isn’t the biology or ecology… Read the rest “Personalities count… for wolves.”
The journal Ecology has some unusual research about wild pollinators. They’ve found that famous species like honeybees and hummingbirds who spread pollen by daintily zipping … Read the rest “The birds, the bees, the… wolves?”
Live Science reports on new combinations of indigenous traditions and advanced science to keep the environment (and the food supply) healthy:
… Read the rest “DNA analysis and fish weirs to greet the salmon.”Now, the Heiltsuk are using traditional
The Guardian reports on a study of knock-on effects. Bat populations have been decimated in the U.S. and beyond by the white-nose fungus. Because bats eat mosquitoes (which carry disease)… Read the rest “Bat deaths to fungus result in more than 1,300 human children dying.”
The Guardian reports on a coalition of universities who have found hope for the low-lying, storm-prone (and tourism-dependent) Sunshine State, if climate resilience plans are put in … Read the rest “Florida can weather climate change – if planning starts now.”
The New York Times reports on olms — blind, pale, cave-dwelling salamanders once believed to be baby dragons — regularly traveling up to the surface out of their underwater… Read the rest “Baby dragons commute out of their caves.”
Defector, mostly a sports-and-social-commentary outlet, asks a scientific question: We’re now at a point, genetics-wise, where we’re ready to make de-extinction a real… Read the rest “What will it mean to bring extinct animals back?”
The British Antarctic Survey reports on one consequence of thinning sea ice after one of the warmest winters on record. Out of five known breeding colonies in the Belligshausen Sea, four… Read the rest “A lot fewer emperor penguins next year. “Catastrophic breeding failure.””
PNAS reports on some unanticipated consequences of solar farming – but things that banks of solar panels that are unexpectedly good, not bad:
… Read the rest “Solar panels increase crop yields, insulate reservoirs, and can help farmers.”To generate as much energy as a conventional
EurekAlert presents the findings of the University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s John DeLong, who has found the first known virovore – a microorganism that feeds on viruses:
… Read the rest “Nebraska researcher identifies the first known virus-eating organism.”DeLong and
Science News celebrates a potential (and fragile) recovery – that might have far-reaching implications – with observations that several species of harlequin frogs, thought… Read the rest “Something to be thankful for: Some nearly extinct species are quietly springing back.”
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