Four rare and delicate sponges described
Four rare, beautiful and delicate sponges have been described by Queensland Museum scientists.
Plants & Animals
Sep 15, 2023
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News tagged with new species
Isle of Wight fossil suggests Europe had its own family of small herbivorous dinosaurs
Scientists have discovered a new species of small plant-eating dinosaur on the Isle of Wight in southern England (UK). The new species, Vectidromeus insularis, is the second member of the hypsilophodont family to be found ...
Plants & Animals
Sep 14, 2023
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How researchers brought mistletoes back to the trees of Melbourne—while warding off hungry possums
Until recently, mistletoes were regarded as problematic pests across Australia. They were seen as having been introduced from elsewhere, exploiting helpless trees and driving their premature demise.
Plants & Animals
Sep 12, 2023
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NZ's vital kelp forests are in peril from ocean warming—threatening the important species that rely on them
Years of almost non-stop marine heat waves are stressing New Zealand's kelp forests. But as we show in our new research, ongoing ocean warming is only one of several threats to these unique and important coastal seaweed ecosystems.
Plants & Animals
Sep 12, 2023
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Chinese paleontologists find new fossil link in bird evolution
Birds descended from theropod dinosaurs by the Late Jurassic, but our understanding of the earliest evolution of the Avialae, the clade comprising all modern birds but not Deinonychus or Troodon, has been hampered by a limited ...
Evolution
Sep 6, 2023
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New endemic Agapetes species reported from Yunnan, China
Agapetes comprises about 100 species, most of which are found in the subtropical monsoon region of Asia. In China, 59 species and two varieties are recognized.
Plants & Animals
Sep 4, 2023
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Opinion: The true damage of invasive alien species was just revealed in a landmark report—here's how we must act
Invasive alien species are driving biodiversity loss and extinctions in every country, all over the world.
Ecology
Sep 4, 2023
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Cute but calamitous: Australia labors under rabbit numbers
With their outsized ears and fluffy fur, rabbits are often seen as cute and harmless. Yet the creature is behind one of the globe's most harmful biological invasions, ravaging Australia, whose efforts to limit the problem ...
Ecology
Sep 4, 2023
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New Aristolochiaceae liana species found in Yunnan, China
Traditionally, the genus Aristolochia L. sensu lato is the largest genus in the family Aristolochiaceae. According to recent morphological and phylogenetic studies, Aristolochia subgen. Siphisia has been reintroduced as a ...
Plants & Animals
Aug 29, 2023
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High-quality kākāpō population sequencing provides breakthrough in understanding key conservation genetics
High-quality sequencing of nearly the entire kākāpō population is helping New Zealand to manage the health of this critically endangered species.
Ecology
Aug 29, 2023
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