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One Extinct Turtle Less: Turtle Species in the Seychelles Never Existed
April 4, 2013 — The turtle species Pelusios seychellensis regarded hitherto as extinct never existed. Scientists discovered this based on genetic ... > full story -
Shark Tooth Weapons Reveal Missing Shark Species in Central Pacific Islands
April 3, 2013 — The Gilbert Island reefs in the Central Pacific were once home to two species of sharks not previously reported in historic records or contemporary studies. The species were discovered in a new ... > full story -
Splendid Skadar Lake (Montenegro and Albania) Surprises With New Species of Snails
March 29, 2013 — The Skadar Lake system at the border of Montenegro and Albania is a well-known hotspot of freshwater biodiversity and harbors a highly diverse mollusc fauna. As in many of the Balkan lakes, the ... > full story -
New Technologies Combat Invasive Species
March 29, 2013 — A new research paper by a team of researchers from the University of Notre Dame's Environmental Change Initiative demonstrates how two cutting-edge technologies can provide a sensitive and real-time ... > full story -
Dusting for Prints from a Fossil Fish to Understand Evolutionary Change
March 27, 2013 — In 370-million-year-old red sandstone deposits in a highway roadcut, scientists have discovered a new species of armored fish in north central Pennsylvania. Studying and describing this fish's ... > full story -
Why Sticking Around Is Sometimes the Better Choice for Males
March 26, 2013 — Researchers have been able to provide one answer as to why males in many species still provide paternal care, even when their offspring may not belong to them. The study finds that, when the ... > full story -
Uncovering Africa's Oldest Known Penguins
March 26, 2013 — Africa isn't the kind of place you might expect to find penguins. But one species lives in Africa today, and new fossils confirm that as many as four penguin species coexisted on the continent in the ... > full story -
Lemur Lookalikes Are Two New Species, DNA Says
March 26, 2013 — Scientists have identified two new species of mouse lemur, the saucer-eyed, teacup-sized primates native to the African island of ... > full story -
Scientists Use DNA to Quickly Unravel Relationship Between Plants and Insects
March 25, 2013 — It can take years of direct observation for a researcher to fully understand the diets of a community of herbivorous insects in a tropical rain forest. Now, scientists are paving a fast track using ... > full story -
What a Bunch of Dodos! Catastrophic Mass Extinction of Birds in Pacific Islands Followed Arrival of First People
March 25, 2013 — The demise of the dodo is one of the better known bird extinctions in the world, but its sad fate was anticipated a thousand times over by its Pacific ... > full storyMore:
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