A trilobite fossil from the Ordovician period, which lasted from about 485 to 443 million years ago. A new analysis of marine fossils from most…
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Experimental set-up of mesocosms at the Hawaii Institute of Marine Biology. Credit: Chris Jury, HIMB Coral reefs are among the most biologically diverse, complex, and…
Representative images of individuals representing short beak (left four birds) and medium or long beak (right four birds) pigeon breeds (image credit: Thomas Hellmann). Short…
This image shows fish and coral. Credit: Tyler Eddy Coral reefs around the world are under threat because of climate change, overfishing, pollution, and more.…
Global areas of importance for terrestrial biodiversity, carbon, and water and implications for prioritizing biodiversity and water protection over carbon. Credit: Adam Islaam | International…
In Yosemite’s Illilouette Creek basin, a stand of young Sierra lodgepole pine grow in a forest clearing that was created by wildfire 20 years prior.…
Venom contributes to diversity of insect and fish species, a new study of their evolution has revealed. Credit: Kevin Arbuckle, Swansea University The extraordinary diversity…
Biological invasions are one of the most important factors of biodiversity loss. They threaten the diversity of ecological strategies – the ways in which species…
Shiikuwasha have an important commercial value in Okinawa and are used to create many different products. Within Okinawa, Oogimi and Katsuyama are the biggest citrus…
Wildlife rehabilitation specialists from UC Davis Oiled Wildlife Care Network and International Bird Rescue treat a common murre at the San Francisco Bay Oiled Wildlife…
Researchers from the University of Tsukuba find that the combined effects of ocean warming and acidification in temperate marine ecosystems are resulting in a loss…
A tiger shark (Galeocerdo cuvier) swimming at the surface with a biologging package attached to dorsal fin. This package records temperature, swimming speed, depth, body…
Genomic evidence for the Chinese mountain cat as a wildcat conspecific (Felis silvestris bieti) and its introgression to domestic cats. Analyses of genomic data suggest…
One of the 2.7 billion year-old diamonds used in this work. Credit: Michael Broadley A unique study of ancient diamonds has shown that the basic…
Shark Bay mouse (Pseudomys fieldi). Credit: Source: Australian Wildlife Conservancy Photographer: Wayne Lawler An Australian mammal thought to have been wiped out over 150 years…
Evolutionary Unique: The Natural History and Conservation Importance of Elusive Chinese Mountain Cat
Evolutionary Unique: The Natural History and Conservation Importance of Elusive Chinese Mountain Cat
Chinese mountain cat. Credit: Song Dazhao, CFCA Study highlights the evolutionary uniqueness and premier conservation importance of the elusive Chinese mountain cat. We know that…
Some of the birds collected at Chicago’s McCormick Place that are in the Field Museum collections, including an eastern meadowlark (far left) and an indigo…
Likely the first extinction event of the 2000s in Europe, the sad history of the Pyrenean Ibex (Capra pyrenaica pyrenaica) is a powerful example of…
Oculudentavis naga, as depicted in this artist’s reconstruction, was a bizarre lizard that researchers initially struggled to categorize. They are still unsure of its exact…
There are more than 500 cichlid species in Africa’s Lake Malawi. They evolved from a few species that likely entered the lake about 3 million…