A resemblance to moss, lichens and fungi made for fantastic cover by a new genus and species of cylindrical bark beetle described by an Oregon State University College of Science researcher.
Plants & Animals
Jan 12, 2021
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The 2020-21 fire season is well underway, and we've watched in horror as places like K'gari (Fraser Island) burn uncontrollably, threatening people and their homes and devastating the environment.
Environment
Dec 17, 2020
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A team of researchers with the University of Tokyo, Área de Conservación Guanacaste, the University of Calgary and Tulane University has reported observation of an instance of cannibalism in wild white‐faced capuchin ...
BATON ROUGE – Few places on Earth are as rich in biodiversity and removed from human influence as the world's largest rainforest—the Amazon. Scientists at LSU have been conducting research within the pristine rainforest ...
Plants & Animals
Oct 26, 2020
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To date in 2020, 1,217 wildfires have burned 1,473,522 million acres of National Forest System lands in California; 8,486 wildfires have burned over 4 million acres across all jurisdictions in California. This current fire ...
Environment
Oct 15, 2020
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Europe's forests are sitting on a pollution timebomb which could rewrite their ecology when it explodes, say researchers.
Environment
Oct 01, 2020
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When you think of lyrebirds, what comes to mind may be the sound of camera clicks, chainsaws and the songs of other birds. While the mimicry of lyrebirds is remarkable, it is not the only striking feature of this species.
Plants & Animals
Sep 02, 2020
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A new species proposed to be classified as Critically Endangered of miniaturised stump-toed frog of the genus Stumpffia, found in Madagascar, is named Stumpffia froschaueri after "the man from the floodplain full of frogs", ...
Plants & Animals
May 25, 2020
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In many of the world's forested regions, wildfires are an unavoidable fact of life. From the forests of Portugal, to the woods of California, to the recent devastation of the Australian bushfires, widespread fires are often ...
Environment
May 07, 2020
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Native bees that boost food crops are in decline but changing fire management policies could help them.
Evolution
May 01, 2020
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