The extinction of threatened marine megafauna species could result in larger than expected losses in functional diversity, according to new research. …read more Source:: Science
Tag: species
When three species of human ancestor walked the Earth
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•Scientists share details of the most ancient fossil of Homo erectus known and discuss how these new findings are forcing us to rewrite a part of our species’ evolutionary history. …read more Source:: Science
As the ocean warms, marine species relocate toward the poles
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•Since pre-industrial times, the world’s oceans have warmed by an average of one degree Celsius (1°C). Now researchers report that those rising temperatures have led to widespread changes in the …read more Source:: Science
Fossil is the oldest-known scorpion
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•Scientists studying fossils collected 35 years ago have identified them as the oldest-known scorpion species, a prehistoric animal from about 437 million years ago. The researchers found that the animal …read more Source:: Science
New data on the evolution of plants and origin of species
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•There are over 500,000 plant species in the world today. They all evolved from a common ancestor. How this leap in biodiversity happened is still unclear. Researchers now present the …read more Source:: Science
Otherworldly worms with three sexes discovered in Mono Lake
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•The extreme environment of Mono Lake was thought to only house two species of animals — until now. …read more Source:: Science
US and Canada have lost more than 1 in 4 birds in the past 50 years
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•Data show that since 1970, the US and Canada have lost nearly 3 billion birds, a massive reduction in abundance involving hundreds of species, from beloved backyard songbirds to long-distance …read more Source:: Science
Diarrhea-causing bacteria adapted to spread in hospitals
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•The gut-infecting bacterium Clostridium difficile is evolving into two separate species, with one group highly adapted to spread in hospitals, according to new research. …read more Source:: Science
These sharks use unique molecules to glow green
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•In the depths of the sea, certain shark species transform the ocean’s blue light into a bright green color that only other sharks can see — but how they biofluoresce …read more Source:: Science
Small horned dinosaur from China, a Triceratops relative, walked on two feet
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•Auroraceratops, a bipedal dinosaur that lived roughly 115 million years ago, has been newly described by paleontologists. More than 80 individuals of this species have been found in China’s Gansu …read more Source:: Science