New findings concerning the ~420-million-year-old fossil Nochelaspis maeandrine found in Qujing have helped unveil the mystery of the largest known eugaleaspiform, according to researchers from the Institute of Vertebrate ...
Paleontology & Fossils
Nov 1, 2021
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On Oct. 6, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National Veterinary Services Laboratories announced confirmation of SARS-CoV-2—the virus that causes COVID-19—in two previously uninfected animal species at a zoo in Illinois. ...
Veterinary medicine
Oct 15, 2021
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It is now common to refer to the current biodiversity crisis as the sixth mass extinction. But is this true? Are we in the middle of an event on the same scale as the five ancient mass extinctions Earth has experienced?
Ecology
Oct 14, 2021
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Farming should be as high-yield as possible so it can be limited to relatively small areas, allowing much more land to be left as natural habitats while still meeting future food targets, according to a major new analysis ...
Ecology
Oct 6, 2021
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A new study, co-authored by University of Arizona researchers and published in the Sept. 1 issue of Nature, provides the first quantitative assessment of how environmental policies on deforestation, along with forest fires ...
Earth Sciences
Sep 1, 2021
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A research team led by Prof. Ma Keping from the Institute of Botany of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (IBCAS), in collaboration with scientists from multiple universities and research institutions, developed a scalable framework ...
Ecology
Sep 1, 2021
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What do frog eggs have in common with anti-aging creams? Their success depends on a group of chemical compounds called retinoids, which are capable of generating and re-generating tissues.
Biotechnology
Aug 26, 2021
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A University of Liverpool researcher has discovered that fish can bend their spines and heads upwards, despite having different anatomy from humans and other land-dwelling vertebrates.
Plants & Animals
Aug 25, 2021
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As the world's nations prepare to set new goals for protecting biodiversity, Yale researchers have identified where data gaps continue to limit effective conservation decisions.
Ecology
Aug 10, 2021
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Jumping spiders can distinguish living from non-living objects in their peripheral vision using the same cues used by humans and other vertebrate animals, according to a study publishing 15th July 2021 in the open-access ...
Plants & Animals
Jul 15, 2021
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