#Immune system adaptations in cavefish may provide autoimmune disease insight

“#Immune system adaptations in cavefish may provide autoimmune disease insight” Cave and surface forms of the same fish species, Astyanax mexicanus Credit: Rohner Lab, Stowers Institute Cavefish are seemingly insignificant: They are small, they live in tucked away places humans rarely go, and they’re quite common, found on every continent except Antarctica. But researchers from…

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#A rare discovery: We found the sugar glider is actually three species, but one is disappearing fast

“#A rare discovery: We found the sugar glider is actually three species, but one is disappearing fast” by Teigan Cremona, Alyson Stobo-Wilson, Andrew Baker, Steve Cooper, Sue Carthew, The Conversation </p><div> <div> <div data-src=”https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/hires/2020/ararediscove.jpg” data-sub-html=”Credit: Shutterstock” data-thumb=”https://scx1.b-cdn.net/csz/news/tmb/2020/ararediscove.jpg”> <figure><img alt=”A rare discovery: we found the sugar glider is actually three species, but one is disappearing fast”…

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#Scientists fear for the world’s most endangered sea turtle as the Park Service cuts back

“#Scientists fear for the world’s most endangered sea turtle as the Park Service cuts back” by Anna M. Phillips, Los Angeles Times </p><div> <div> <div data-src=”https://scx2.b-cdn.net/gfx/news/hires/2017/seaturtle.jpg” data-sub-html=”An olive ridley sea turtle, a species of the sea turtle superfamily. Credit: Thierry Caro/Wikipedia” data-thumb=”https://scx1.b-cdn.net/csz/news/tmb/2017/seaturtle.jpg”> <figure><img alt=”sea turtle” height=”480″ src=”https://scx1.b-cdn.net/csz/news/800/2017/seaturtle.jpg” title=”An olive ridley sea turtle, a species of…

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#Blue light assists a night hunt for bugs

“#Blue light assists a night hunt for bugs” Hojun Song holds one of the insects studied with blue light fluorescence in Costa Rica. Credit: Hojun Song A blue flashlight that makes corals shine in the sea can help spot insects in nighttime forests, according to a recent Texas A&M AgriLife study. The peer-reviewed study suggests…

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#Dehydration increases amphibian vulnerability to climate change

“#Dehydration increases amphibian vulnerability to climate change” Credit: CC0 Public Domain Amphibians have few options to avoid the under-appreciated one-two punch of climate change, according to a new study from Simon Fraser University researchers and others. Rising summer temperatures are also resulting in higher rates of dehydration among wet-skinned amphibians as they attempt to keep…

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#4-foot prehistoric-looking bird seen at Outer Banks lighthouse is on wrong coast, experts say

“#4-foot prehistoric-looking bird seen at Outer Banks lighthouse is on wrong coast, experts say” Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Strange things often wash up on North Carolina’s Outer Banks, and the National Park Service says the latest example is a big, prehistoric-looking bird that is far outside its natural range. Cape Hatteras National Seashore says a…

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