VegAndes: A New Database Maps Seven Decades of Latin American Highland Plant Life
High mountains cover barely 13 percent of the planet's land surface, yet they punch far above their weight in biodiversity, ...
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Tiny New Moth Species Discovered at 2,800 Meters in Chile’s Atacama Andes
A DNA-barcoded moth from a high Andean ravine in northern Chile has been described as Eupithecia copaquillaensis, only the second ...
New spiny-backed tree frog species discovered in Peru’s Yanachaga Chemillén National Park
Scientists have described Osteocephalus vasquezi, a new spiny-backed tree frog from Peru's Yanachaga Chemillén National Park, using DNA sequencing and ...
New Páramo Beetle Species Doubles a Century-Old Genus from the Andes
A new scarab beetle species from Colombia's highland Páramo doubles the genus Manodactylus and resolves a century-old naming confusion.
New Giant Groundsnake Species Hidden in Peru’s Cloud Forests Finally Gets a Name
A new species of giant groundsnake, Atractus paulus, has been described from the Peruvian Andes after researchers showed that specimens ...
The Whispering Return of Ecuador’s Jambato Frog Reveals a Hidden Acoustic World
Researchers have described for the first time the faint, whisper-like calls of Ecuador's once-extinct jambato frog, revealing a three-call repertoire ...
Two New Recluse Spider Species Discovered Hiding in the Ecuadorian Andes
Researchers have described two new species of recluse spiders from the Ecuadorian Andes, one found living in and around homes ...
New Rain Frog Species Uncovered in Ecuador’s Cloud Forests Reveals Hidden Evolutionary Radiation
Scientists have described a new rain frog species from Ecuador's Cerro Candelaria and revealed that the upper Rio Pastaza watershed ...
New Ecuador Orchid Species Revealed in Threatened Cloud Forests
A newly described orchid species, Pleurothallis pembertonii, has been identified in the lower montane cloud forests of northwestern Ecuador, adding ...
Three New Frog Species Emerge From Peru’s Cloud-Hidden Mountain Highlands
Scientists describe three new terrestrial breeding frog species from the páramos and elfin forests of Peru's Cordillera de Huancabamba, using ...
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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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