Tropics are main source of global mammal diversity
Ever since the nineteenth century scientists have recognised that some regions contain more species than others, and that the tropics are…
Author: Sciworthy Team
DNA Barcoding unveils a “ray of sunshine” in products sold to consumers
“Ray” or “Skate” is the common name under which a number of different species of rays (cousins to sharks) fished from the Northeast…
Lost world discovered in Australia
A James Cook University-National Geographic expedition to Cape Melville in north-east Australia has found three vertebrate species new to…
Reptiles give birth, then lay eggs, then give birth again
The ancestor of snakes and lizards likely gave birth to live young, rather than laid eggs, and over time species have switched back and…
Tropical pipefish dresses up like it’s southern seadragon relatives
Seadragons are known for their elaborate appendages that help them blend in with their kelp and algae habitats. But an evolutionary tree…
Sea Star Meltdown
Sea Star Meltdown A shocking trend has emerged in the world’s premiere ecosystem for sea star biodiversity. The coastline of British…
“Sleeping Beauty” in Bacteria A Key to Biofuel Production
Much of biotechnology research is going toward the development of biofuels. Most of which is focused on the production of ethanol, or the…
Thresher sharks backhand their dinner before eating
Who knew? Thresher sharks really do hunt with their tails and not their teeth. They don’t just hunt at dawn and dusk, they hunt by…
Cave Spider defies tropical environment, remains pasty
The remote caves of Central Java have yielded information about a new variant of Wandering Spider (Araneae, Ctenidae,) tentatively…
One Humble Thought for Man; One Giant Leap for Bugs
For the first time in scientific history, mankind has discovered functional rotating gears in the animalian biosphere. While cog-shaped…