Species extinction rate in Singapore is 37% over the last 200 years
A multi-institutional team of biologists and life and environmental specialists found that the extinction rate of plants and animals in ...
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New study reveals five new species of soft-furred hedgehogs from Southeast Asia
A new study by scientists at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History identifies five new species of soft-furred hedgehogs ...
Decline in insect numbers largely due to loss of more abundant species, researchers say
iDiv researchers examined long-term trends in terrestrial insects, such as beetles, moths and grasshoppers, and found that declines in once-common ...
Poaching: two men accused of illegally killing 3,600 birds, including protected species
Two Americans from Washington and Montana, who boasted via text messages of their poaching exploits and their “killing spree,” have ...
Three researchers show their suburban backyard is home to more than 1,000 species
A challenge by three housemates to identify species around their inner-city Brisbane home has resulted in an academic research paper, ...
Study finds nurseries exacerbate climate-driven spread of 80% of invasive species.
Researchers at the University of Massachusetts Amherst recently published two papers that together provide the most detailed maps to date ...
Deep-sea sensor reveals corals produce reactive oxygen species
Just like us, corals breathe oxygen and eat organic carbon. And just like us, as a byproduct of energy and ...
Citizen scientists help discover new mantis species
Matthew Connors, a researcher at James Cook University, discovered two new species of praying mantis with the help of citizen ...
A new bacterial species capable of causing diphtheria has been identified
Diphtheria, a once formidable disease, remains under surveillance despite current vaccination. The Pasteur Institute has brought to light a new ...
Study identifies key algae species that help soft corals survive warming oceans
Scleractinian corals, or stony corals, have disappeared globally over the past four decades, due to climate change, pollution, unsustainable coastal ...
