Skin microbe diversity can vary with forest type and habitat in Brazilian frogs
The diversity of microbes on the skin of frog species in Brazil's Atlantic Forest can vary with habitat, according to a new study.
Saving the paintbrush lily from extinction
Since the 1990s, the Duthie Reserve in Stellenbosch, South Africa, is home to the only remaining viable population of Haemanthus pumilio in the world....
Removal of invasive shrub could be an easy way to help reduce malaria transmission
Removing the flowers of an invasive shrub from mosquito-prone areas might be a simple way to help reduce malaria transmission, according to a new...
Improving the preservation of amphibians in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest
The 90% of the biodiversity related to the amphibian populations in the Brazilian Atlantic Forest -- one of the most threatened tropical forests --...
Beech trees native to Scotland after all, scientists discover
Beech trees should be considered native to Scotland -- despite a long-running debate over their national identity, researchers report.
How insect outbreaks affect forests and bats
New research indicates that bark beetle outbreaks in forests create several new roosting and foraging possibilities for the protected bat species Barbastella barbastellus. For...
In urban Baltimore, poor neighborhoods have more mosquitoes
In Baltimore, Maryland, neighborhoods with high levels of residential abandonment are hotspots for tiger mosquitoes (Aedes albopictus), new research concludes. This environmental injustice may...
Mistaken identity of East Asian vine species resolved after 100 years
New light has been shed on a misclassified vine species in the Ryukyu Islands of East Asia. This plant was first discovered in 1917...
More milkweeds located throughout the landscape can help conserve monarchs
Adding milkweeds and other native flowering plants into midwestern agricultural lands is key to restoring monarch butterflies, with milkweed sowers from all sectors of...
Slow-growing ponderosas survive mountain pine beetle outbreaks
Slow-growing ponderosa pines may have a better chance of surviving mountain pine beetle outbreaks in western Montana as climate change increases the frequency of...
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