Ancient fossil beans about the size of modern limes, and among the largest seeds in the fossil record, may provide new insight into the evolution of today's diverse Southeast Asian and Australian rainforests, according to ...
Paleontology & Fossils
Aug 8, 2024
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A multi-institutional team of Earth scientists, environmental engineers and geomaticists has found via satellite study that modern cities around the world have been growing upward more than outward. In their research, published ...
Conservationists have typically focused on pristine tropical rainforests, or those thought to have been relatively untouched by human disturbance.
Plants & Animals
Aug 1, 2024
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In a warehouse in the lush humid farmlands of central Thailand, thousands of pythons lie coiled in containers, rearing and striking at the glass as people pass by.
Agriculture
Jul 17, 2024
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A fiery orange bat, its wings folded and tiny teeth forever bared on its fuzzy face, is mounted inside a 6-inch, black coffin. Its retail price: $59. Or, for $140, you can get one framed with its black and orange wings spread, ...
Plants & Animals
Jul 16, 2024
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Imagine you are a law enforcement official at a wildlife market and suspect some of the birds on sale are from endangered or illegally traded populations. This is a situation that demands decisive identification and action, ...
A second Chinese pangolin was born in the Prague zoo in less than two years and is doing well, defying the odds and surprising park officials.
Plants & Animals
Jul 10, 2024
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Rowan University climate scientist Dr. Andra Garner last year documented in the journal Scientific Reports that Atlantic Hurricanes, like the current storm Beryl, have developed faster and with greater strength over the past ...
Earth Sciences
Jul 4, 2024
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It may not look like much—just a flaking image of three people around a big red pig.
Archaeology
Jul 3, 2024
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Scientists have described the first new species of Ecuadorian velvet worm in more than 100 years. Named the Tiputini velvet worm (Oroperipatus tiputini), it was discovered in the lowland forests of the northern Amazon.
Plants & Animals
Jul 1, 2024
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