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Flightless Bird Species at Risk of Extinction

Dec. 3, 2020 — Bird species that have lost the ability to fly through evolution have become extinct more often than birds that have retained their ability to fly, according to new ...

Warbler Coloration Shaped by Evolution Via Distinct Paths

Nov. 30, 2020 — Two genes that are important for the diverse colors and patterns of warbler plumage have evolved through two very different processes, according to a new study. These evolutionary processes could ...

Cichlid Fishes from African Lake Tanganyika Shed Light on How Organismal Diversity Arises

Nov. 18, 2020 — Lake Tanganyika in Africa is a true hotspot of organismal diversity. Approximately 240 species of cichlid fishes have evolved in this lake in less ...

Henderson Island Fossils Reveal New Polynesian Sandpiper Species

Nov. 16, 2020 — Fossil bones collected in the early 1990s on Henderson Island, part of the Pitcairn Group, have revealed a new species of Polynesian sandpiper. The Henderson Sandpiper, a small wading bird that has ...

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Remote Hawaiian Island Harbors Last Land Snails of Their Kind

Dec. 7, 2020 — The island of Nihoa, a slice of jagged rock that juts out of the Pacific Ocean, is the sole refuge for a rediscovered species of native Hawaiian land snail previously presumed to be ...

Scientists Took a Rare Chance to Prove We Can Quantify Biodiversity by 'Testing the Water'

Dec. 4, 2020 — While extraction of DNA from water samples provides a convenient and non-invasive way to study aquatic biodiversity, reliable evidence that this ...

Biological Diversity Evokes Happiness

Dec. 4, 2020 — A high biodiversity in our vicinity is as important for life satisfaction as our income, scientists found. All across Europe, the individual enjoyment of life correlates with the number of ...

A New Species of Rare Phylum Loricifera Discovered in the Deep-Sea Surrounding Japan

Nov. 25, 2020 — The Loricifera is a microscopic, sediment-dwelling marine invertebrate, with a head covered in over 200 spines and an abdomen with a protective shell ...

Siberian Primrose Has Not Had Time to Adapt to Climate Change

Nov. 23, 2020 — Global warming already affects Siberian primrose, a plant species that is threatened in Finland and Norway. According to a recently completed study, individuals of Siberian primrose originating in ...

Greater Glider Species Triple

Nov. 21, 2020 — Researchers analyzed the genetic make-up of the greater glider -- a possum-sized marsupial that can glide up to 100 meters. The team confirmed a long-held theory that the greater glider is actually ...

Rare Species of Small Cats Inadequately Protected

Nov. 20, 2020 — The Indian subcontinent is a hotspot for wild felines. A new study now shows that only 6-11 per cent of the areas where three rare cat species have their habitat are protected. Lack of knowledge ...

Extremely Rare Parasitic Crustacean Discovered in Museum Shark Collection

Nov. 17, 2020 — Scientists have discovered an extremely rare species of cymothoid from the mouth of a museum specimen of a deep-sea shark caught from the East China Sea, suggesting its wide distribution around the ...

Abundance of Prey Species Is Key to Bird Diversity in Cities

Nov. 17, 2020 — A team of scientists collaborated to analyze breeding bird data gathered by citizen scientists. They found that the abundance of invertebrates such as insects or spiders as prey is a key factor ...

Paleontologists Uncover Three New Species of Extinct Walruses in Orange County, California

Nov. 16, 2020 — Millions of years ago, in the warm Pacific Ocean off the coast of Southern California, walrus species without tusks lived abundantly. But in a new ...