Great White Sharks are being Deterred by Pair of Orcas
Since 2017, a pair of Orca (Killer Whales) has terrorized and killed Great White Sharks off the coast of South Africa, driving a large number…
Zoology
Trilobites Had Clasper-Like Limbs Used for Mating, According to Fossil Discovery
Trilobites predominate the fossil record of early sophisticated animal life in great part because of their exoskeleton’s ease of fossilization. It is challenging to extrapolate…
For Certain Migrating Birds, Light Pollution is Getting Worse all Year
The southeastern United States, Mexico, and Central America have the highest levels of nighttime light pollution, according to results based on year-round data collected throughout…
According to a Study, there are Hundreds of New Mammal Species Waiting to be Discovered
According to a new study, hundreds of previously unknown mammalian species are hiding in plain sight all around the planet. The majority of the concealed…
Seeing More Species at the Beach Increases Happiness: Yet another Biodiversity Benefit
According to recent research by a team at Swansea University, seeing a greater variety of species on urban coastlines, from marine animals to seaweed, is…
Identifying Rare and Endangered Fish Species Sold in Hong Kong Wet Markets Using a Novel Environmental DNA Monitoring Method
Researchers from The University of Hong Kong’s Conservation Forensics Lab detailed a strong new technique for monitoring trading of rare and endangered fish species in…
Platypus and Echidna Specimens from 150 Years Ago Proved That Some Mammals Lay Eggs
Jars of tiny platypus and echidna specimens discovered at Cambridge’s University Museum of Zoology’s storeroom date from the late 1800s and were collected by scientist…
California Coastal Condors are at High Risk of DDT and PCB Contamination, According to Conservationists
Contaminants that were outlawed decades ago are still endangering critically endangered California condors, according to a new research. Because they eat deceased marine mammals around…
A New Study Claims that the Majority of Our Evolutionary Trees are Incorrect
According to new research undertaken by experts at the University of Bath’s Milner Centre for Evolution, identifying evolutionary trees of animals by comparing anatomy rather…
A Small, Rare Crayfish Formerly Thought to be Extinct has been Rediscovered in a Cave Within the Huntsville City Limits
A team lead by an assistant professor at The University of Alabama in Huntsville (UAH) has uncovered a small, uncommon crayfish that had been assumed to…
Lead Poisoning from Gun Ammunition is Reducing the Number of Birds of Prey Across Europe
According to the first study to evaluate these implications across Europe, poisoning induced by feeding on or scavenging animals shot by hunters using lead ammunition…
150 Million Years Ago, a Fish-Like Marine Reptile was Discovered Buried in its Own Blubber in Southern Germany
Modern technologies are used in a new study published in PeerJ to better understand the preservation of unusual ichthyosaur fossils. In the last, a big…
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