As wildfires become more prevalent and more severe, these 'megafires' are not only deadly and destructive, they may also negatively affect wildlife species that depend on habitat that lies in their wake, according to new ...
Ecology
Jan 29, 2019
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It is well-known that living fossils exhibit stasis over geologically long time scales. Examples are the panda and ginkgo. Now, two tiny beetles trapped in 99-million-year-old amber may join this group.
Plants & Animals
Jan 18, 2019
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Since the 1980s, increasingly frequent and intense heatwaves have contributed to more deaths than any other extreme weather event. The fingerprints of extreme events and climate change are widespread in the natural world, ...
Ecology
Jan 8, 2019
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Beekeepers and researchers will welcome the unveiling of the small hive beetle's genome by Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientists and their colleagues. The small hive beetle (SHB) is a major parasite problem of honey ...
Biotechnology
Dec 20, 2018
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A group of ground beetles known as bombardier beetles are famous for shooting a boiling-hot, noxious liquid at would-be attackers, but despite their formidable defense, they prefer not to shelter alone, according to a study ...
Plants & Animals
Oct 31, 2018
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A University of Colorado Denver-led research team for the first time developed reliable genetic markers known as nuclear microsatellites for the whitebark pine, a discovery that could improve the tree's prospects for survival. ...
Ecology
Oct 18, 2018
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A new study has found an effective way to cryopreserve and subsequently transplant ovaries of the multicolored Asian ladybird beetle, Harmonia axyridis. In mammals (including humans), long-term cryopreservation of fertilized ...
Plants & Animals
Aug 24, 2018
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The first observational study of a dung beetle species on Langkawi Island in the Andaman Sea reveals insights about its tastes and what that means for the ecosystem.
Plants & Animals
Feb 12, 2018
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Rapid evolution at the edges of a given species habitat may play a larger role in population expansions than previously suspected, according to the results of a new University of Colorado Boulder-led study.
Evolution
Jan 27, 2017
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Researchers at the University of Hawaii have developed a new genetic-testing method for identifying the invasive coconut rhinoceros beetle, which promises to be much faster than existing physical identification methods. The ...
Plants & Animals
Jan 25, 2017
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