The deep sea is home to fish species that can detect various wavelengths of light in near-total darkness. Unlike other vertebrates, they have several genes for the light-sensitive photopigment rhodopsin, …read more Source:: Science
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Nature’s dangerous decline ‘unprecedented,’ species extinction rates ‘accelerating’
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•Nature is declining globally at rates unprecedented in human history — and the rate of species extinctions is accelerating, with grave impacts on people around the world now likely, warns …read more Source:: Science
An evolutionary rescue in polluted waters
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•The combination of a big population, good genes and luck helps explain how a species of fish in the Houston Ship Channel was able to adapt to what normally would …read more Source:: Science
Bacteria harness viruses to distinguish friend from foe
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•Bacterial cells that normally colonize our guts can distinguish themselves from other bacterial species using what’s traditionally considered their enemy — a virus. Researchers report that some bacteria use viruses …read more Source:: Science
New species of early human found in the Philippines
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•Researchers have uncovered the remains of a new species of human in the Philippines, proving the region played a key role in hominin evolutionary history. …read more Source:: Science
Widespread losses of pollinating insects in Britain
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•Many insect pollinator species are disappearing from areas of Great Britain, a new study has found. Research showed one third of wild pollinator species experienced declines in terms of areas …read more Source:: Science
Rukwa Rift Basin Project names new Cretaceous mammal from East African Rift System
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•Researchers announced a new species of mammal from the Age of Dinosaurs, representing the most complete mammal from the Cretaceous Period of continental Africa, and providing tantalizing insights into the …read more Source:: Science
Ancient mammal remains digested by crocodiles reveal new species
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•Fossilized bones that appear to have been digested by crocodiles in the Cayman Islands have revealed three new species and subspecies of mammal that roamed the island more than 300 …read more Source:: Science
Marsupial lived among Arctic dinosaurs
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•A research team has discovered a previously unknown species of marsupial that lived in Alaska’s Arctic during the era of dinosaurs, adding a vivid new detail to a complex ancient …read more Source:: Science
When coral species vanish, their absence can imperil surviving corals
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•As coral species die off, they may be leaving a death spiral in their wake: Their absence could be sapping life from the corals that survive. In a new study, …read more Source:: Science