Deciduous trees flourished after dinosaur-killing meteor impact
Some 66 million years ago, a 10-km diameter chunk of rock hit the Yukatan peninsula near the site of the small town of Chicxulub with the…
Category: Ecology
Early mammals diverged from reptiles much earlier than thought in the late Triassic
Paleontologists have described three new small squirrel-like species that place a poorly understood Mesozoic group of animals firmly in the…
Terrestrial alga reveal the presence of genes that enable plants to cope with life on land
By analysing the genome of a terrestrial alga, a research group including researchers at Tokyo Institute of Technology, Kazusa DNA Research…
New species of sea-dwelling mushroom-shaped organisms represent an early branch on the tree of life
New deep sea mushroom-shaped organisms discovered Organisms’ discovery spurs identification of 2 new species Scientists discovered two…
Marine protected areas should include ecologically valuable fish communities
Study finds marine protected areas inadequate for protecting fish and ocean ecology A new study reports that an expansion of marine…
Evolution of new ant species in a single ant colony via sympatric speciation
Alternate mechanism of species formation picks up support, thanks to a South American ant A newly-discovered species of ant supports a…
Atlantic killifish thrive in Superfund cleanup site thanks to beneficial mutation
Solving an evolutionary puzzle New Bedford Harbor pollution prompts PCB-resistance in Atlantic killifish For four decades, waste from nearby…
Distribution of new species of humpback dolphin coincides with Wallace’s Line
Scientists name new species of cetacean: The Australian humpback dolphin Study of dolphin group produces taxonomic clarity and a new member…
Deep-sea octopus protects her eggs for 4.5 years
Deep-sea octopus has longest-known egg-brooding period Deep-sea octopus protects, nourishes eggs for 53 months Octopuses typically have a…
New species of elephant shrew discovered in northwestern Namibia
Scientists from the California Academy of Sciences have discovered a new species of round-eared sengi, or elephant-shrew, in the remote…