The supposedly widespread and variable Australasian liverwort species Radula buccinifera is nothing of the kind. The species was described in 1844, and reported for New Zealand in 1855. It has gone on to be the most commonly ...
Plants & Animals
Oct 31, 2013
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Two new species of kangaroo paw have been discovered in WA's biodiversity hotspot – the south-west of Australia – thanks to DNA sequencing.
Plants & Animals
Oct 23, 2013
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Polygala webbiana is a species which was thought to be exclusive to North Africa. However, researchers from the Real Jardín Botánico (Royal Botanic Gardens of Madrid), and the Alcalá and Coimbra Universities have discovered ...
Ecology
Sep 25, 2013
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Selective grazing by slugs may prevent key grassland species from taking hold and hampers efforts to restore our hay meadows, new research has shown.
Ecology
Jul 11, 2013
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Singapore, one of the world's most densely populated countries, is campaigning to get its 154-year-old Botanic Gardens declared a UNESCO world heritage site.
Ecology
Apr 3, 2013
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Actor Russell Crowe made some waves this week when he claimed to have captured photos of a UFO outside the window of his office in Australia.
Space Exploration
Mar 8, 2013
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Scientists have today shown that caffeine improves a honeybee's memory and could help the plant recruit more bees to spread its pollen.
Plants & Animals
Mar 7, 2013
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In collaboration with the Royal Botanic Gardens of Madrid and the Slovenian Forestry Institute, researchers in the Basque Country have documented two new species of Hydnum, commonly known as ox tongue mushrooms, as part of ...
Plants & Animals
Feb 26, 2013
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Scientists have developed a new way to rescue the Bogong High Plains and their endangered alpine wetlands from invading European willows.
Ecology
Jan 30, 2013
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(Phys.org)—The chance discovery of a 100 million year old fossil forest on an island east of New Zealand has unlocked new insights on ancient life close to the South Pole.
Archaeology
Dec 27, 2012
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