Insect populations flourish in the restored habitats of solar energy facilities (phys.org)
Avian Influenza Virus Presents ‘Apocalyptic’ Threat To Wildlife Around The World (www.forbes.com)
Old forests critically important for slowing climate change, merit immediate protection from logging (phys.org)
Fire ants form rafts to survive Queensland flood waters as experts warn of surge (www.theguardian.com)
Useful Plant Species Largely Grow on Unprotected Lands, Study Finds (e360.yale.edu)
How does one species become many? (www.sciencedaily.com)
Seal pup die-off from avian flu in Argentina looks 'apocalyptic' (www.popsci.com)
We are losing tetrapod species at a faster rate than we are rediscovering them, researchers say (phys.org)
Lost species are those that have not been observed in the wild for over 10 years, despite searches to find them. Lost tetrapod species (four-limbed vertebrate animals including amphibians, birds, mammals and reptiles) are a global phenomenon—there are more than 800 of them, and they are broadly distributed worldwide....
Global heating pushes mountain goats into more nocturnal lifestyle (www.theguardian.com)
Rare white gentoo penguin discovered in Antarctica (www.telegraph.co.uk)
Biodiversity study seeks to answer why more animal and plant species are found in the tropics (phys.org)
An international research group led by Tel Aviv University and Ben-Gurion University of the Negev tried to answer the centuries-long question: why there are more animal and plant species in the tropics?...
Meet the Most Toxic Plant in North America (www.atlasobscura.com)
Scientists Film Plant 'Talking' to Its Neighbor, And The Footage Is Incredible (www.sciencealert.com)
Boat propeller gravely injures endangered whale calf, NOAA says (www.cbsnews.com)
Are bugs bugging humans or the other way around? Study reveals a few surprises (phys.org)
Insects and spiders often receive little attention from people, except when we’re swatting them away. However, as arthropods—creatures distinguished by a hard exoskeleton and jointed legs— they play an essential role in sustaining the ecosystems humans rely on. Remarkably, arthropods make up approximately 84% of all known...
Humans now kill 80 million sharks per year, 25 million of which are threatened species (www.livescience.com)
How much life has ever existed on Earth? (phys.org)
All organisms are made of living cells. While it is difficult to pinpoint exactly when the first cells came to exist, geologists’ best estimates suggest at least as early as 3.8 billion years ago. But how much life has inhabited this planet since the first cell on Earth? And how much life will ever exist on Earth?...
Pattern found in world’s rainforests where 2% of species make up 50% of trees (www.theguardian.com)
Just 2% of rainforest tree species account for 50% of the trees found in tropical forests across Africa, the Amazon and south-east Asia, a new study has found....
Mysterious plants and fungi named new to science (www.bbc.co.uk)
From an underground “forest” to spectacular orchids, scientists at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, discovered 74 new plants and 15 fungi last year....
Study finds biodiversity impacts of agricultural deforestation have inherent and predictable geographical differences (phys.org)
Agriculture is the foundation of human civilization and a prime example of our impact on Earth. Almost 40% of our planet’s ice-free land surface, most of which was previously forested, is now dedicated to agriculture. As our demand for food increases, so does agricultural deforestation, which is widely viewed as one of the...
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Elusive ‘alligator’-like creature found in treetops of Mexico. It’s a new species (www.miamiherald.com)
Protecting coral 'nurseries' is as important as safeguarding established coral reefs, new study shows (phys.org)
When imagining corals, the picture that comes to mind is usually a stationary one: a garden of rock-like structures covering sections of the ocean floor. Reef conservation efforts typically focus on preserving established coral and protecting them from known stressors such as pollution, overfishing and runoff from coastline...
This Might Look Like a Spider, But You're in For a Shock (www.sciencealert.com)
Soil fungi may help explain the global gradient in forest diversity (phys.org)
A paper published in Nature Communications Biology contributes to the growing appreciation for the outsize role that microbes play in everything from human digestion to crop yields: Microbes in the soil—fungi in this case—appear to be influencing forest diversity on a global scale....
