Rare discovery of three new toad species in Nevada’s Great Basin
Three new species of toads have been discovered living in Nevada's Great Basin in an expansive survey of the 190,000 square mile ancient lake...
Native leech preys on invasive slug?
Citizen science has revealed the spread of the invasive giant slug Limax maximus and its potential native predator in Japan, providing new insights into...
Gene drives likely to be foiled by rapid rise of resistance
A study in fruit flies suggests that existing approaches to gene drives using CRISPR/Cas9, which aim to spread new genes within a natural population,...
Molting feathers may help birds deal with environmental contaminants
Mercury is a ubiquitous environmental contaminant that affects the health of birds and other wild animals.
Grasslands restoration is working in the soil, too
A new study finds that tallgrass prairie restoration at a large Illinois preserve is working at a foundational level -- in the soil. Bacteria...
Better method for identifying aquatic species using environmental DNA
Researchers have improved their method of tracking species by using the biological material those organisms leave behind known as environmental DNA (eDNA).
Getting to the roots of Sahara mustard invasion in the American Southwest
Old World Sahara mustard is spreading rapidly through southwestern US deserts, smothering the native wildflowers that draw tourists to the region and disrupting the...
New analysis of rare Argentinian rat unlocks origin of the largest mammalian genome
New biological information gleaned from the red vizcacha rat, a native species of Argentina, demonstrates how genomes can rapidly change in size. Researchers set...
Marine vessels are unsuspecting hosts of invasive species
Ships play an unknowing but dominant role in introducing and dispersing tough-shelled non-indigenous organisms into new environments, suggest researchers.
Monarch butterfly parasitoids brough to light by citizen science
Scientists now know more than ever about the flies that attack monarch butterfly caterpillars, thanks to citizen science. Since 1999, volunteers participating in the...
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He's given a whole new meaning to "poached eggs."
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Rare blindcat found in US, could prove water-filled caves connect Texas and Mexico
The extremely rare cave-dwelling albino fish with no eyes, the Mexican blindcat, has previously only been known to exist in Mexico.
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