This disappeared species from Parque Nacional da Serra da Bocaina, Brazil, known only from a museum specimen collected in 1968, was detected by eDNA surveys
Unlike its traditional and synthetic counterparts, producing fungi-based leather uses fewer hazardous chemicals and releases less extra carbon into the atmosphere
The newly identified species belongs to the genus Phallocryptus of which only four species were previously known from different arid and semiarid regions
A team of researchers based in Hong Kong have devised a system to track asymptomatic individuals through the use of anonymous transit smart cards and terminals