Florida International University (FIU) researcher Alessandro Catenazzi has helped gather the critical information needed to expedite the establishment of nine new protected areas in one of the most biologically diverse regions ...
Plants & Animals
Aug 24, 2021
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Traditionally, grasshoppers have always had a bad reputation: the biblical image of swarms of pests destroying crops, especially in African countries, is still widespread.
Plants & Animals
Mar 30, 2021
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University of Saskatchewan (USask) researcher Doug Clark is launching a first-of-its-kind research project that will engage citizen volunteers to help advance knowledge about polar bear behavior by analyzing a decade's worth ...
Plants & Animals
Mar 1, 2021
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A new colour publication A Field Guide to the Freshwater Fishes of the Kimberley has been launched, detailing the Kimberley's fascinating freshwater fishes, many unique to the region, and including newly described species.
Ecology
Apr 19, 2018
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Fruit flies are no griffins, but they are more beautiful and varied than one might think. Biologists detail them in a field guide for the Midwest and Northeast.
Cell & Microbiology
May 3, 2017
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Never has knowledge of the world's biodiversity knowledge been more at your fingertips, thanks to a new smartphone app: the Map of Life. No matter where you are, the app can tell you what species of plants and animals are ...
Ecology
May 13, 2015
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Was that a catbird or a mockingbird you just saw? The answer is now just a smartphone tap away. Birdsnap—a new app developed with the help of a University of Maryland computer scientist—can identify birds from photos, ...
Plants & Animals
Jul 18, 2014
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(Phys.org) —Digital technology is about to add big data to the bird enthusiast's traditional tools of binoculars and a field guide.
Plants & Animals
May 14, 2014
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"To know them is to love them," proclaimed the big-screen slide projected behind Aaron Ellison at the Harvard Museum of Natural History. That's not a description usually associated with ants.
Plants & Animals
Feb 11, 2013
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Columbia University, the University of Maryland and the Smithsonian Institution have pooled their expertise to create the world's first plant identification mobile app using visual search -- Leafsnap. This electronic field ...
Plants & Animals
May 2, 2011
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