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Discoveries & Research
Power of aesthetic species on social media boosts wildlife conservation efforts, say experts
Facebook and Instagram can boost wildlife conservation efforts through public awareness and engagement, according to a study published in the…
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Fossil hunters strike gold with new species
Paleontologists have identified fossils of an ancient species of bug that spent the past 450 million years covered in fool’s…
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12 new Oriental weevil species discovered using advanced imaging tools
Jake Lewis, an entomologist in the Environmental Science and Informatics Section at the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST),…
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Crunching fruit fly and human data via machine learning and systems biology results in the identification of key metabolites that impact lifespan in both species
Discoveries that impact lifespan and healthspan in fruit flies are usually tested in mice before being considered potentially relevant in…
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Researchers’ new outreach strategy succeeds, 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,…
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Politics
More than one in three tree species at risk of extinction: Report | Environment News
The International Union for Conservation of Nature says tree species are at risk of extinction in 192 countries. More than…
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Marri trees a lifeline for many native bee species in biodiversity hotspot
New Curtin-led research has revealed Marri trees are critical to the survival of more than 80 species of native bee…
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Seven new frog species discovered in Madagascar: Sounds like something from Star Trek
An international team of researchers have discovered seven new species of tree frogs that make otherworldly calls in the rainforests…
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Technology
Cells From Different Species Can Exchange ‘Text Messages’ Using RNA
The original version of this story appeared in Quanta Magazine. For a molecule of RNA, the world is a dangerous…
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How playing songs to Darwin’s finches helped biologists confirm link between environment and the emergence of new species
They say that hindsight is 20/20, and though the theory of ecological speciation — which holds that new species emerge…
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