Integrating historical sources for long-term ecological knowledge and biodiversity conservation
McClenachan, L., Cooper, A. B., McKenzie, M. G. & Drew, J. A. The importance of surprising results and…
These Newly Discovered Cells Breathe in Two Ways
The team members went through a process of incrementally determining what elements and molecules the bacterial strain could…
Flamingos Could Hold the Secret to Slower Aging, Study Reveals
Can the decision to migrate shape how animals age? A decades-long study of flamingos in France reveals that…
The Unexpected Reason Baboons March in Order
Baboons walking in progression on South Africa’s Cape Peninsula. Credit: Vittoria Roatti Baboons have long puzzled scientists with…
Scientists Discover Strange New Parasitic Wasp Species in the U.S.
Scientists have uncovered two previously unknown species of parasitic wasps in the United States, revealing hidden layers of…
Insect applications to open wounds by chimpanzees in the wild: first insights from East African chimpanzees
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Twenty years of tuberculosis-driven selection shaped the evolution of the meerkat major histocompatibility complex
Fijarczyk, A. & Babik, W. Detecting balancing selection in genomes: limits and prospects. Mol. Ecol. 24, 3529–3545 (2015).…
Environmentalist Mark Graham barred from Forestry Corp offices after protest
A prominent ecologist who allegedly breached bail by attending a protest at NSW Forestry Corporation offices and allegedly…
‘Weird Looking’ Otter Poo Reveals an Unexpected Role in Parasite Control
Receiving an unsolicited photo of worm-infested animal poop would make anyone cringe, unless you’re a parasite expert like…
Towards positive net outcomes for biodiversity, and developing safeguards to accompany headline biodiversity indicators
Biodiversity impact calculations Our focal biodiversity metric is based on LCIA approaches, as is current good practice for…
Why Do Treehoppers Have Such Bizarro Body Shapes?
Treehoppers detect electrical fields emitted by their predators and may also distinguish between electrical fields emitted by their…
Isotope analysis of fossil teeth provides insight into the habitat and life histories of the early hominin Paranthropus robustus
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