Growing seed bank is 'Noah's Ark' for Southern California desert plants
Corina Godoy has an admittedly unorthodox dream.
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Gloss is less effective camouflage in beetles compared to matte, according to study
When combined with iridescent coloration, a matte target surface appearance confers greater survival benefits in beetles than a glossy surface, scientists at the University of Bristol have found.
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Jun 23, 2023
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For some fire-loving insects, wildfires provide the best breeding grounds
With the summer solstice and first official day of summer on June 21, hot and dry conditions have already given rise to a very active fire season across Canada.
Plants & Animals
Jun 21, 2023
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Climate change could lead to 'widespread chaos' for insect communities
New species continue to evolve the world over, as different groups of organisms separate and take divergent paths. What happens when you add climate change to the mix?
Evolution
Jun 21, 2023
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Mapping Connecticut's understory from outer space
Distinguishing separate plant species from one another is hard even for human eyes; however, a team of UConn researchers was able to use data from a satellite nearly 500 miles (786km) above Earth's surface to map Connecticut's ...
Earth Sciences
Jun 20, 2023
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Researchers focus on function to help identify genetic changes that made us human
Humans split away from our closest animal relatives, chimpanzees, and formed our own branch on the evolutionary tree about seven million years ago. In the time since—brief, from an evolutionary perspective—our ancestors ...
Evolution
Jun 20, 2023
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Tropical flying squirrels found to deploy carpentry trick to safely store nuts
Two species of flying squirrel in China's southern rainforests keep their nut stash high and dry by chewing grooves into smooth egg-shaped or rounded nuts and wedging them securely between branches, according to a study published ...
Plants & Animals
Jun 13, 2023
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Origin and geographic evolution of cycads clarified
Paleobotanist Mario Coiro of the Institute of Paleontology at the University of Vienna and colleagues at the University of Montpellier (France) have made an important breakthrough in understanding the origin and geographic ...
Evolution
Jun 13, 2023
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Study analyzes the competition between fungal species that cause olive anthracnose
After analyzing the relationships between the dominant species of Colletotrichum in Spain and Portugal, a study by the Department of Agronomy at the University of Córdoba suggests that pathogens, once established, are difficult ...
Ecology
Jun 7, 2023
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Giant tree-kangaroos once lived in unexpected places all over Australia, according to major new analysis
Kangaroos are an enduring symbol of Australia's uniqueness. To move, they do what no other large mammals do: they hop along on oversized hind legs. So you may be surprised to learn that some kangaroos live in trees, and are ...
Evolution
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