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Hawkmoths Use Ultrasound to Combat Bats
July 4, 2013 — For years, pilots flying into combat have jammed enemy radar to get the drop on their opponents. It turns out that moths can do it, ... > full story -
Remarkable 32 New Wasp Species from the Distinctive Odontacolus and Cyphacolus Genera
July 3, 2013 — Scientists have described a remarkable 32 new Odontacolus and Cyphacolus wasp species, providing extensive morphological phylogenetic analysis of these previously understudied genera. The wasps from ... > full story -
Molecular Analysis Reveals a New Species of White Toothed Shrew
July 2, 2013 — Judging solely by the looks proves to be a wrong practice in biology too. A recent study of the white toothed shrew fauna of Vietnam reveals the importance of molecular analysis for the correct ... > full story -
New Method for Assessing Risks from Alien Species
June 28, 2013 — A new semi-quantitative method that enables researchers and others to assess the environmental impacts posed by alien species is now in use in Norway. While the method is tailored to the ... > full story -
Mapping out How to Save Species
June 27, 2013 — Using colorful world maps, a new study maps out priority areas for protection to save species and preserve biodiversity. The scale is 100 times finer than previous ... > full story -
A New Bizarrely Shaped Spoon Worm, Arhynchite Hayaoi, from Japan
June 27, 2013 — A new species of the peculiarly shaped spoon worms has been recently discovered in Japan. These animals, formally referred to as echiurans, derive their name from their elongated spoon-like ... > full story -
Beautiful but Hiding Unpleasant Surprise: Three New Species of Fetid Fungi from New Zealand
June 27, 2013 — Scientists describe three new species of fungi from New Zealand. The new species belong to the genus Gymnopus and are mostly distinguished by their unpleasant odor typical for the subgroup of ... > full story -
São Miguel Scops Owl Was Wiped out After Arrival of Humans in the Azores
June 27, 2013 — On São Miguel Island in the Azores, there used to exist a small, nocturnal bird of prey, related to the European scops owl, named Otus frutuosoi, which was very probably driven to extinction ... > full story -
Hiding in Plain Sight: New Species of Bird Discovered in Cambodia's Capitol Phnom Penh
June 25, 2013 — A team of scientists with the Wildlife Conservation Society, BirdLife International, and other groups have discovered a new species of bird with distinct plumage and a loud call living not in some ... > full story -
Surprise Species at Risk from Climate Change
June 24, 2013 — Most species at greatest risk from climate change are not currently conservation priorities, according to a new study that has introduced a pioneering method to assess the vulnerability of species to ... > full story
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