DNA in preserved museum specimens can allow scientists to explore the history of species and humanities impact on the ecosystem, but samples are typically preserved in formaldehyde which can damage DNA and make very difficult ...
Archaeology
Jan 31, 2020
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What makes for an endangered species classification isn't always obvious.
Plants & Animals
Jan 17, 2020
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You might think that prey would invariably flee in terror from a predator. But what if an animal was apathetic in the face of danger?
Plants & Animals
Dec 16, 2019
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An Australian research team say they have come up with a "lifespan clock" which provides accurate maximum age estimates for vertebrates, a key variable in the study of both living and extinct animals.
Biotechnology
Dec 12, 2019
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Partnerships between ant and plant species appear to arise from—but not drive—rapid diversification of ants into new species. Katrina Kaur of the University of Toronto, Canada, and colleagues present these findings in ...
Evolution
Oct 3, 2019
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An international research team led by Giuseppe Marramà from the Institute of Paleontology at the University of Vienna discovered a new and well-preserved fossil stingray with an exceptional anatomy, which greatly differs ...
Archaeology
Oct 2, 2019
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The journal Science has published a letter titled "Solve the biodiversity crisis with funding," coauthored by scientists at Defenders of Wildlife and universities across the country. More than 1,600 scientists have so far ...
Plants & Animals
Sep 19, 2019
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They may not have been seen for the past 50 and 110 years, but an international study into their extinction has provided answers to how the world lost New Zealand's South Island kokako and huia.
Plants & Animals
Sep 4, 2019
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Over the past 300 years, 79 plants have been confirmed extinct from three of the world's biodiversity hotspots located in South Africa—the Cape Floristic Region, the Succulent Karoo, and the Maputuland-Pondoland-Albany ...
Plants & Animals
Aug 22, 2019
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Lizards that produce live young are significantly more likely to be driven to extinction through climate change than those that lay eggs, new research suggests.
Plants & Animals
Aug 16, 2019
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