Grand Theory of Evolution Retracted After Citation and Validity Concerns
Frontiers in Complex Systems has retracted a 2025 hypothesis paper that claimed to ground evolution in thermodynamic entropy reduction, after...
Three New Minute Litter Bug Species Discovered in Japan After a Century of Silence
A new taxonomic study describes three previously unknown species of minute litter bugs from Japan's Ryukyu Islands, marking the first...
How South Korea’s Language of Multicultural Inclusion Absorbs Difference Without Redistributing Power
A computational discourse analysis of South Korean government and conservative media texts from 2006 to 2023 finds that official multiculturalism...
Yodelling Death: Wintering Black-throated Divers Turn Lethal on Grebes in Georgia
Overwintering black-throated divers in Georgia have been documented attacking great crested grebes with ritualised territorial displays and, in one case,...
Sulfur-loving shrimp relative discovered in Albania’s Breath of the Dragon Cave
A new extremophile ostracod species, Pseudocandona sulphurella, found in a sulfidic Albanian cave, marks the country's first stygobiont ostracod record.
Giant Asian Mantises Confirmed as Invasive Predators Spreading Across Europe
Laboratory experiments and more than 2,300 citizen science records show the alien Asian mantises Hierodula tenuidentata and Hierodula patellifera meet...
Rare Cretaceous Nautilid Fossil Found in Swiss Alps Marks a First for the Country
A fossil nautilid collected in Switzerland's Alpstein mountains is the first record of the genus Pseudocenoceras in the country and...
Old Slide Reveals Triploid Parthenogenesis in Chinese Water Beetle Helophorus aquila
A re-examined museum slide reveals that the Chinese water beetle Helophorus aquila reproduces through triploid parthenogenesis, making it the third...
Underwater Spider Weaves Five Distinct Silk Threads, Electron Microscopy Reveals
Electron microscopy reveals that the diving bell spider produces five distinct types of silk threads, some closely matching silk made...
Mating Systems and Mimicry Shape the Wings of Heliconius Butterflies
A geometric morphometric study of Heliconius butterflies reveals that mating systems and sex-specific reproductive pressures dominate wing shape evolution, while...
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Mothers who receive childcare support from maternal grandparents show more parental warmth, finds NTU Singapore study
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University of Seville Breaks 120-Year-Old Mystery, Revises a Key Einstein Concept
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Bee body mass, pathogens and local climate influence heat tolerance
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Researchers record first-ever images and data of a shark experiencing a boat strike
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Groundbreaking Clinical Trial Reveals Lubiprostone Enhances Kidney Function
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