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Historic Datasets Reveal Effects of Climate Change and Habitat Loss on Plant-Pollinator Networks
February 28, 2013 — Two biologists at Washington University in St. Louis were delighted to discover a meticulous dataset on a plant-pollinator network recorded by Illinois naturalist Charles Robertson between 1884 and ... > full storyMore: -
Loss of Wild Insects Hurts Crops Around the World
February 28, 2013 — Researchers studying data from 600 fields in 20 countries have found that managed honey bees are not as successful at pollinating crops as wild insects, primarily wild bees, suggesting the continuing ... > full story -
Brain Pathway Triggering Impulsive Eating Identified
February 28, 2013 — New research has identified the neural pathways in an insect brain tied to eating for pleasure, a discovery that sheds light on mirror impulsive eating pathways in the human ... > full story -
Reducing Numbers of One Carnivore Species Indirectly Leads to Extinction of Others
February 28, 2013 — Previous studies have shown that carnivores can have indirect positive effects on each other, which means that when one species is lost, others could soon follow. Biologists have now found that ... > full story -
Metal Ions Regulate Terpenoid Metabolism in Insects
February 28, 2013 — Scientists have discovered an unusual regulation of enzymes that catalyze chain elongation in the terpenoid pathway. In the horseradish leaf beetle, a single enzyme can trigger the production of two ... > full story -
Giant Cockroach Genus Pseudophoraspis Expands to the North With 3 New Species
February 28, 2013 — Three new species of the giant cockroach genus Pseudophoraspis have been discovered in the Hainan, Yunnan and Guangxi provinces of China. The three newly described cockroaches, together with another ... > full story -
River Regulation Influences Land-Living Animals
February 28, 2013 — Forest-living insects and spiders become less abundant and birds are adversely affected along regulated rivers. Three different studies by ecologists show that river regulation has a negative effect ... > full story -
Eating Well Could Help Spread Disease, Water Flea Study Suggests
February 26, 2013 — Plentiful food can accelerate the spread of infections, scientists have shown in a study of water fleas. Scientists studying bacterial infections in tiny water fleas have discovered that increasing ... > full story -
Wasp Transcriptome Creates a Buzz
February 25, 2013 — New research delivers a sting in the tail for queen wasps. Scientists have sequenced the active parts of the genome – or transcriptome – of primitively eusocial wasps to identify ... > full story -
Four New Species of Water-Gliding Rove Beetles Discovered in Ningxia, China
February 25, 2013 — Four new species of Steninae were discovered during an expedition in the Liupan Shan Natural Reserve, Ningxia, China. The scientists described a total of 17 species of these intriguing beetles that ... > full story
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