Education system ‘neglecting the importance of plants’
People are becoming 'disconnected from the botanical world' at a time when plants could help solve global environmental problems, warn a group of research...
Hidden in plain sight: Seven showy tropical forest ferns described as new to science
Researchers have described seven new fern species from the rainforests of tropical America. Many of the species were uncovered as the by-product of ecological...
Toads surprise scientists by climbing trees in UK woodlands
Volunteers surveying dormice and bats in trees have made the unexpected discovery of over fifty common toads in nest boxes and tree cavities at...
Hidden in genetics: The evolutionary relationships of two groups of ancient invertebrates revealed
Using high quality molecular data, researchers have re-investigated a long-standing question about the position of two phyla of small aquatic invertebrates -- Kamptozoa and...
Charismatic songbird’s numbers have dramatically declined, survey suggests
An new study shows the number of evening grosbeaks using the campus as a migration stop-over site has gone down an average of 2.6%...
Off-season cattle grazing to help control fire danger from invasive cheatgrass
Cheatgrass, an invasive annual grass that has invaded Nevada rangelands, is responsible for much of the increasing wildfire danger in the Intermountain West. However,...
Scientists fail to locate once-common CA bumble bees
Several species of California bumble bees have gone missing in the first statewide census of the fuzzy pollinators in 40 years.
Australian bee helps illuminate social evolution: Bridge between flying solo or as a colony
Studying the unusual social behavior of an Australian native bee has enabled researchers to obtain a clear understanding of the earliest stages of social...
Targeting mosquito spit to halt Yellow Fever, Dengue and Zika
A molecule in mosquito spit has been identified as a potential new target for vaccination against a range of diseases for which there is...
How species form: What the tangled history of polar bear and brown bear relations...
A new study is providing an enhanced look at the intertwined evolutionary histories of polar bears and brown bears. Becoming separate species did not...
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