Texas A&M researchers show endangered parrot species is thriving in urban areas
A Texas A&M-led research team has discovered that a population of endangered red-crowned parrots is thriving in urban areas of ...
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How will sea level rise affect the health of freshwater mussels and other salt-sensitive species?
Investigators recently studied several species of freshwater mussels, which are endangered and are especially sensitive to changes in water quality, ...
Pollination by more than one bee species improves cherry harvest
To obtain the biggest cherry harvest, trees should be pollinated by both honey bees and mason bees. A new study ...
New species of spiny mouse discovered in rainforest
A new species of spiny mouse has been discovered in Ecuador, making it the 14th of its genus to be ...
Scientists find evidence of sea star species hybridization
New York, September 11, 2023 – Scientists have long suspected two species of sea stars—commonly referred to as starfish—along rocky ...
University of Houston researcher aids in creation of groundbreaking report on invasive species
A new report by the Intergovernmental Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES) presents major findings on the gravity of ...
Psychedelic rock gecko among dozens of species in need of further conservation protection in Vietnam
Further conservation measures are required to protect Vietnamese reptiles, such as the psychedelic rock gecko (Cnemaspis psychedelica), from habitat loss ...
Most species are rare. But not very rare
Halle/Saale, Fort Lauderdale. More than 100 years of observations in nature have revealed a universal pattern of species abundances: Most ...
Invasive Alien Species Pose Major Global Threats to Nature, Economies, Food Security and Human Health: IPBES report
The severe global threat posed by invasive alien species is underappreciated, underestimated, and often unacknowledged. According to a major new ...
Study connects greenhouse gas emissions to polar bear population declines, enabling greater protections under Endangered Species Act
New research from the University of Washington and Polar Bears International in Bozeman, Montana, quantifies the relationship between greenhouse gas ...
New species of marine bacteria isolated from a deep-sea cold seep
Researchers have isolated a new strain of marine bacteria with unique characteristics from the ocean seabed. Credit: Rikuan Zheng Researchers ...
Chytrid fungi revealed to be parasitic species that infects snow algae
The microbial communities found in glacier and snowpack ecosystems are an essential part of cold weather environments. Chytrids, a group ...
Saving species from extinction – high-quality kākāpō population sequencing provides breakthrough in understanding key conservation genetics
Credit: Jake Osborne High-quality sequencing of nearly the entire kākāpō population, funded through a Genomics Aotearoa project, is ...
Hundreds of Andean bird species at risk due to deforestation: New research shows how to protect them
Birds native to the tropical Andes, many of which cannot be found anywhere else, are threatened by increasing agricultural development ...
Tracking species range shifts in a changing climate
As our planet undergoes significant transformations due to climate change, habitats are being altered, appearing, disappearing, or changing in quality. ...
More than 800 human-harvested shellfish species tend to be more resistant to extinction
In a new study, scientists Stewart Edie of the Smithsonian, Shan Huang of the University of Birmingham and colleagues drastically ...
Surprise COVID discovery helps explain how coronaviruses jump species
Unexpected new insights into how COVID-19 infects cells may help explain why coronaviruses are so good at jumping from species ...
Meet the Persian Gold Tarantula: a new species discovery just on time for Tarantula Appreciation Day 2023
The Persian Gold Tarantula (Chaetopelma persianum) is a newly described species recently discovered in northwestern Iran. In fact, the “woolly, ...
Invasion of the Arctic Ocean by Atlantic plankton species reveals a seasonally ice-free ocean during the last interglacial
A subpolar species associated with Atlantic water expanded far into the Arctic Ocean during the Last Interglacial, analysis of microfossil ...
Adult tropical trees of the same species grow farther apart than factors like seed dispersal limits can explain
Tropical trees distance themselves from members of their own species more than they do other species, a new study shows. ...
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Null results research now published by major behavioral medicine journal
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New findings on hair loss in men
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Tirzepatide more effective in blood sugar control and body weight loss than semaglutide, shows meta-analysis of 22 studies
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Astronomers discover newborn galaxies with the James Webb Space Telescope
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Chromosome-scale genome sequence of Suaeda glauca sheds light on salt stress tolerance in halophytes
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ISSCR Kicks off São Paulo International Symposium today in Ribeirão Preto, Brazil