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Insect species new to science is already on the edge of extinction
3+ hour ago (845+ words) Scientists have documented a previously unknown insect species, named Tinodes lumbardhi, confined to a single, shrinking pocket of freshwater. Its survival depends on a fragment of habitat that now defines the outer limit of what remains intact in the region's…...
Genus of tiny, insect-like springtails found in China for the first time
3+ hour, 49+ min ago (891+ words) Scientists have documented four previously unknown species of tiny, insect-like springtails in China. Each one is smaller than a grain of rice and lives almost entirely out of sight. Known as springtails, these animals inhabit the thin layer of decaying…...
Scientists discover a new deep sea animal that glows in the dark
4+ hour, 29+ min ago (870+ words) Scientists have confirmed a bright yellow deep-sea animal, Corallizoanthus aureus, as a new species of marine coral. It emits green light when disturbed, marking the first known case of bioluminescence documented inside a deep-sea cave. The finding redraws where living…...
World’s rarest sea turtle hears in the same range as ship noise
5+ hour, 54+ min ago (821+ words) The world's rarest sea turtle has been shown to hear low-frequency ocean noise far better than higher-pitched sound, pinpointing a narrow band where hearing is strongest. That overlap places everyday ship noise directly inside the sound range used by an…...
Which dogs stay calm under pressure? Saliva tests may hold the answer
8+ hour, 38+ min ago (777+ words) Dogs that score higher on standardized temperament tests have shown lower levels of salivary cortisol and higher levels of salivary serotonin. This biological pattern tightens the link between outward behavior and internal stress regulation, reframing how calmness and stability in…...
Fossil crustaceans reveal ancient routes across the North Pacific
23+ hour, 22+ min ago (791+ words) Seed-sized crustacean fossils have revealed that seafloor species crossed the North Pacific five million years ago along active cold-water routes. That discovery reframes how ocean circulation linked Asia and North America during a warmer phase of Earth's climate. The evidence…...
Seed-sized creature reveals how oceans moved 5 million years ago
1+ day, 18+ min ago (856+ words) A previously unknown species of microscopic algae has been formally documented in coastal waters along India's southwestern shore. The finding redraws a small but consequential part of the biological map, revealing how much life in these dynamic margins remains unnamed…...
Brainless creatures, like jellyfish, still require sleep just as humans do
1+ day, 17+ hour ago (943+ words) Sleep may have started as a simple maintenance window for the nervous system. A new study suggests that even some of the earliest animals with neurons use sleep to reduce DNA damage and cellular stress. That protective role appears to…...
Human redheads and orange birds share a type of cellular 'superpower"
1+ day, 17+ hour ago (828+ words) Orange feathers and red hair have long been viewed as risky evolutionary traits, linked to pigments that can raise cellular stress and, in humans, increase cancer risk. New research suggests that under certain conditions, that same orange pigment may instead…...
Why removing wolves doesn't always save endangered caribou
2+ day, 54+ min ago (823+ words) Across western Canada, wildlife managers have spent years trying to save endangered mountain caribou by reducing wolf numbers. The goal is simple: fewer predators should mean more calves survive their first vulnerable weeks. But the results have often been uneven…...