1+ hour, 54+ min ago  (224+ words) Human activities have always shaped both biological and cultural diversity. An international team led by the University of Vienna has now investigated the link between the threat to species and that to languages. Linguists and biodiversity researchers identified a common…...

6+ day, 10+ hour ago  (365+ words) | Newswise'Newswise New Snake Species Discovered in Xizang Reshapes a Himalayan Reptile Puzzle Newswise " The genus Herpetoreas is distributed across the southern Himalayan region, but its classification has long been complicated by similar body forms, strong variation within species, and incomplete…...

6+ day, 9+ hour ago  (423+ words) A new study reveals that Himalayan snake diversity is still far from fully mapped. By combining DNA-based phylogenetic analysis with detailed morphological comparison, researchers identified a previously unrecognized species of keelback snake from southern Xizang, now named Herpetoreas yadongensis. The…...

1+ week, 54+ min ago  (310+ words) | Newswise'Newswise Five Decades of Research Reveal Big Gaps in Bhutan's Hidden Wildlife The number of species and publications over five decades (19722022). Newswise " Bhutan sits within the Eastern Himalayas, one of the world's great biodiversity regions, and supports a remarkable range…...

6+ day, 22+ hour ago  (328+ words) X-ray microcomputed tomography offers a non-invasive way to examine the structure of stony corals in remarkable detail. It allows researchers to visualize everything from the overall skeleton down to the smallest building blocks, without cutting or damaging the coral itself....

6+ day, 23+ hour ago  (371+ words) Bhutan is widely recognized for its extraordinary biodiversity, yet one major part of its wildlife has remained surprisingly underexplored: amphibians and reptiles. A new review of five decades of research shows that scientific attention has grown, especially after 2009, but the…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago  (751+ words) A disc tiller in a fall field on a Mississippi State University research farm near Stoneville. AMES, Iowa " Imagine buying a dozen eggs at a grocery store, but when you get home and open the carton, there's only a half…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (1490+ words) Newswise " Of all the sights, smells and sounds that signal the return of spring, few are as resonant or resounding as bird songs." From the crooning of cardinals to the chattering of chickadees and the myriad melodies of robins, wrens,…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (280+ words) A study by researchers at the'SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry'indicates that if lichen continues to decline across the Arctic, caribou populations could struggle to survive the winter. In the study, Winter survival shaped by forage abundance and snow…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (603+ words) Newswise " The movement patterns of waterfowl, including ducks, swans and geese, may affect the spread of'highly pathogenic avian influenza'in bird populations, according to a'new study'from the University of Georgia. Researchers found that birds travel much shorter distances in areas with…...