City Lights and Bird Borders: How Urban Life Rewrites a Classic Rule of Biodiversity
A sweeping analysis of 17 million citizen-science records shows that cities flatten the classic latitudinal diversity gradient of native birds ...
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Two New Spider Species and Ten First Records Emerge from Georgia’s Vashlovani National Park
A four-day survey in Georgia's Vashlovani National Park and Chachuna Managed Reserve has revealed two spider species new to science ...
New pygmy grasshopper species from Ecuador revealed in world-first 3D scan
Scientists have described a new pygmy grasshopper species from Ecuador and released the first-ever 3D scan of any member of ...
DNA Barcodes Reveal Hidden Beetle Diversity in Taiwan’s Forest Floors
The first DNA barcode dataset of Taiwan's forest leaf litter beetles documents 328 species in a single reserve, delivers dozens ...
Two New Araeopteron Moths Described from Southern China Expand a Tiny, Hidden Lineage
Chinese researchers have described a new miniature moth species, Araeopteron zheganensis, and a new subspecies, A. nigrizonatum chinensis, from southern ...
New Quality Check Sorts Molecular Species Units in Metabarcoding Data
Researchers have developed an automatic two-step method that inspects the inner structure of Operational Taxonomic Units and flags composed and ...
Hidden snail species uncovered in Japan’s ancient Lake Biwa
Genetic and morphological analyses of freshwater snails from Lake Biwa have led to the redescription of Semisulcospira reticulata and the ...
New Snake-Root Plant With Twin Bracts Discovered in China’s Guangxi Mountains
Botanists have described Ophiorrhiza bibracteata, a new creeping herb with distinctive twin bracts found in the mountain forests of Longlin ...
Hidden Balkan Moths: New and Rare Species Recorded in Bulgaria, North Macedonia and Albania
The Balkan Peninsula is one of Europe's great biodiversity hotspots, yet its nocturnal moth fauna remains surprisingly incompletely mapped. A ...
Six New Soil Fungi from China Expand the Cunninghamellaceae Family
Six newly described species of Absidia and Gongronella from Chinese soils significantly expand the known biodiversity of the fungal family ...
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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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