What can we learn from fossil plants and pollen? Plenty, it turns out, including how the Earth “greened” and how plants survived past periods of climate change. Those topics and more will be discussed at a series of public talks…
Apex predators attract a special kind of fascination; also called "super predators," they sit at the top of the food chain, unquestionably the most dominant members of the animal kingdom.
Rice University evolutionary biologist Scott Egan and his research team have unearthed a new species of tiger beetle, deemed Eunota houstoniana, honoring the Houston region where it predominantly resides. The study is published online in Nature Scientific Reports. "It is…
Materials provided by University of Göttingen. Note: Content may be edited for style and length. Scientists Discover Mysterious 150,000-Year-Old Bone From an Extinct Human Relative in Chinese Cave After 150 Years, Scientists May Have Solved the Mystery of Westminster Abbey’s Roman…
Amphipods of the species Gammarus roeselii guard their chosen mates, often carrying them with them for days and defending them against potential rivals. This behavior requires a lot of time and energy, so that the males make their choice with…
In their larval stage, these macroinvertebrates -- commonly referred to as EPTO -- occupy the benthos in rivers, lakes, ponds, and wetlands. Considering this, water samples have been proposed as a surrogate source of macroinvertebrate DNA, despite lack of understanding as to…
A new process-based model reproduces the Japanese beetle's invasion of northern Italy and Switzerland and projects invasion speeds of up to nearly 20 kilometers per year across Europe. Subject of Research: Spatial population dynamics modeling of the Japanese beetle invasion in…
A pale-yellow fungus up to 50 cm (20 inches) tall, growing from the roots of dying trees in China’s Yunnan province, belongs to a lineage that may have originated in the aftermath of the dinosaur extinction. Stromata of Dianjunus rex in the…
Melanin is best known as the pigment that gives skin and hair their colour, but it also plays an important role in protecting internal organs from harmful substances. In vertebrates, melanin is stored in melanosomes, which come in different shapes…
Skin deep or straight to the heart In dogs infected with Dirofilaria repens, adult worms gather under the skin to form subcutaneous nodules. Eye infections are also possible, though not as common. Skin nodes are often diagnosed incorrectly and mistaken…
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