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“#New native Hawaiian land snail species discovered, first in 60 years” Auriculella gagneorum was named in honor of the late Betsy and Wayne Gagne, longtime champions of Hawaii’s biodiversity. Credit: Sam Gon III Scientists have described a new native Hawaiian land snail species, sounding a rare, hopeful note in a story rife with extinction. Pacific…
“#Research breakthrough in fight against chytrid fungus” Credit: CC0 Public Domain For frogs dying of the invasive chytridiomycosis disease, the leading cause of amphibian deaths worldwide, the genes responsible for protecting them may actually be leading to their demise, according to a new study published today in the journal Molecular Ecology by University of Central…
“#Wide awake: Light pollution keeps magpies and pigeons tossing and turning” Feral pigeon (Columba livia) in flight. Credit: Alan D. Wilson/Wikipedia/CC BY-SA 2.5 Researchers are urging city-dwellers to switch off their garden lights at night-time after a study of magpies and pigeons revealed the harmful impact artificial light is having on the birds’ sleep patterns….
“#Coral reefs show resilience to rising temperatures” Coral reefs in the Eastern Tropical Pacific are dominated by dense clonal stands of rapidly growing and thermally tolerant species of Pocillopora. Credit: David A. Paz-García Rising ocean temperatures have devastated coral reefs all over the world, but a recent study in Global Change Biology has found that…
“#New reintroduction tactics boost eastern quoll survival rate” Credit: Lannon Harley, ANU An experimental research project led by researchers from The Australian National University (ANU) has found a new way to boost the survival rates of eastern quolls reintroduced to the Australian Capital Territory. The eastern quoll, a small carnivorous marsupial, was once widespread in…
“#Lahontan Cutthroat Trout thrive at Paiute’s Summit Lake in far northern Nevada” Credit: CC0 Public Domain Summit Lake in remote northwest Nevada is home to the only self-sustaining, robust, lake population of Lahontan Cutthroat Trout, North America’s largest freshwater native trout species. Research to understand the reasons why this population continues to thrive, where others…
“#Giant, fruit-gulping pigeon eaten into extinction on Pacific islands” Tongoenas burleyi, right, likely featured the brightly colored plumage of other canopy-dwelling pigeons on the Pacific islands. On the left is the Kanaka pigeon, Caloenas canacorum, another large extinct Tongan species. Credit: Danielle Byerley A large fruit-eating bird from Tonga joins the dodo in the lineup…
“#Chasing bumble bees on a patch of prairie” Today’s collection of bumble bees is heading to the cooler. Credit: Fred Zwicky It’s hot and the key to the gate doesn’t work, but I can see the deep shade of mature woods and a swath of tall prairie plants just beyond the fence. Heavy clouds hover…
“#Science sweetens native honey health claims” The larger honey bee (left) shown with the smaller stingless bee (right) on Citrus. Credit: (c) Tobias Smith Science has validated Indigenous wisdom by identifying a rare, healthy sugar in native stingless bee honey that is not found in any other food. University of Queensland organic chemist Associate Professor…
“#Snowshoe hare carcasses feed more than usual predator suspects, study shows” An opportunistic lynx is caught on camera feeding on a snowshoe hare carcass. U of A researchers observed 24 species scavenging hare carcasses during a four-year study in the Yukon. Credit: Michael Peers Snowshoe hare carcasses may provide a vital food source for a…