biodiversity
"Without these scavengers dead animals would be scattered around our environment rotting and causing a hygiene hazard,” researcher says
This new species, Caecieleotris morrisi, is a sleeper goby in the family Eleotridae, and is the first cave-adapted member of this group to be found in the Western Hemisphere
UD scientists report projected response of Adélie penguins to Antarctic climate change
"This is the first clear evidence of a discernible human fingerprint on physiological vegetation changes at the continental scale."
The scientists studied sediments towering over 400 meters high from North-Eastern Greenland. Carbon isotope curves suggest that the prevalent seed ferns and conifers were replaced by spore plants in the space of a few millennia
Group is convinced that one key to realizing the potential within these antibiotic powerhouses is a better understanding of the evolutionary history and ecology of the bacteria
“A code of best practice will allow informed use of UAVs, while mitigating or alleviating potential wildlife disturbance,” researcher says
New to science: a species on humans’ family tree, a brilliant red fish, and a dainty damselfly with a racy name
Scientists may know the structure of a protein or its function, but haven't always been able to link the two
The three new species of mouse lemurs were found on the highly biodiverse island of Madagascar
