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Exploring the Hidden World of Weevils: New Species Discovered Using X-ray Microtomography
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Exploring the Hidden World of Weevils: New Species Discovered Using X-ray Microtomography

A team from OIST, led by entomologist Jake Lewis, used innovative x-ray microtomography to reveal and classify 12 new weevil species. This study provides …

Oct 31, 2024 Mayur Tembhare
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Pterosaur discovery solves ancient feather mystery
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Pterosaur discovery solves ancient feather mystery

Palaeontologists have discovered remarkable new evidence that pterosaurs, the flying relatives of dinosaurs, were able to control the color of their feathers using melanin …

Apr 21, 2022 Mayur Tembhare
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Taylor Swift, the millipede: Scientists name a new species after the singer
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Taylor Swift, the millipede: Scientists name a new species after the singer

Taylor Swift, an American singer known for her musical talents, has earned a new accolade. She now has a new species of millipede named …

Apr 18, 2022 Mayur Tembhare
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Discovery of wheat’s clustered chemical defenses creates new avenues for research
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Discovery of wheat’s clustered chemical defenses creates new avenues for research

Research collaboration has helps to explain the chemical defenses that protect wheat plants against disease.

Apr 14, 2022 Mayur Tembhare
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New resource could provide clues on the past, present, and future of clownfish
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New resource could provide clues on the past, present, and future of clownfish

Researchers from the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology Graduate University have produced a comprehensive genome of the false clownfish, which could be used …

Apr 8, 2022 Mayur Tembhare
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Lost bioscapes window into Polynesian settlement circa 12th century
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Lost bioscapes window into Polynesian settlement circa 12th century

Polynesian explorers discovered a treasure trove of unique plants and animals when they arrived in the Marquesas Islands of French Polynesia, according to new …

Apr 1, 2022 Mayur Tembhare
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The worrying arrival of the invasive Asian needle ant in Europe
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The worrying arrival of the invasive Asian needle ant in Europe

A research team has, for the first time in Europe, identified a specimen of Asian needle ant (Brachyponera chinensis), a highly invasive species.

Mar 31, 2022 Mayur Tembhare
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Zebra finch males sing in dialects and females pay attention
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Zebra finch males sing in dialects and females pay attention

Male zebra finches learn their song by imitating conspecifics. To stand out in the crowd, each male develops its own unique song. Because of …

Mar 30, 2022 Mayur Tembhare
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Hundreds of new mammal species waiting to be found, study says
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Hundreds of new mammal species waiting to be found, study says

At least hundreds of so-far unidentified species of mammals are hiding in plain sight around the world, a new study suggests. Researchers found that …

Mar 29, 2022 Mayur Tembhare
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New, possibly arboreal rice rat species discovered in Ecuador
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New, possibly arboreal rice rat species discovered in Ecuador

Three expeditions led an international research to the Cordillera de Kutukú, an isolated mountain range in Ecuador, to find just one specimen of the …

Mar 19, 2022 Mayur Tembhare
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Newly identified softshell turtle lived alongside T. rex and Triceratops
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Newly identified softshell turtle lived alongside T. rex and Triceratops

Scientists describe the find of a new softshell turtle from the end of the Cretaceous Period.

Mar 12, 2022 Mayur Tembhare
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How new bird species arise
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How new bird species arise

Much of a centuries-old debate over where and how new bird species form has now been resolved. Researchers have provided evidence that birds in …

Mar 11, 2022 Mayur Tembhare
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