Back
Showing 71-80 of 1732 results

Snakebite crisis as antivenom runs out

September 15, 2015

World Supply of Fav-Afrique, an Essential Antivenom, to Run Out Within a Year By Conor Gaffey A member of staff demonstrates to tourists how to extract venom from a King …

Dyckia braunii

September 9, 2015

Photo by O. Ribeiro in Jalapão, Tocantins, Brazil Dyckia braunii Rauh, J.Brom.Soc. 40: 25-6. 1990 ; Trop.Subtrop. Pflanz.75: 8-10. 1990 Plant stemless, somewhat bulbous at the base, growing singly or forming …

World’s first flowers may have come from fresh water

September 9, 2015

Latest News                                                                                                                                  David Dilcher This fossil from Spain calls into question the terrestrial origin of flowering plants. World’s first flowers may have come from fresh water Liz is a …

Hummingbird tongues are tiny pumps

September 9, 2015

Watch: Hummingbird tongues are tiny pumps Sid is a freelance science journalist. By Sid Perkins – 18 August 2015   Hummingbird tongues are tiny pumps that suck up nectar—not merely passive strawlike …

Resurrecting a monster vírus. Is it a good idea?

September 8, 2015

Resurrecting a monster virus: Scientists to ‘awaken’ bug that has laid dormant in frozen Siberian wastelands for 30,000 years Virus is called Mollivirus sibericum, which means ‘soft virus from Siberia’ …

Billbergia porteana

September 8, 2015

  Billbergia porteana Brongniart ex Beer, Bromel. 115. 1856. Billbergia nobilis Bull, List New Plants 358: 1(1901). Neotype: icon. in Bull, Cat Plants 377: 5.(1904) note treated as a synonym …

Older than the dinosaurs

September 8, 2015

  Older than the dinosaurs: Lamprey fish return to UK rivers after 200 years Ancient eel-like fish is reclaiming its former river strongholds as water quailty improves Industrial pollution drove …

Illegal logging in Peru's Amazon forest

September 8, 2015

Deforestation   Aerial pictures reveal rampant illegal logging in Peru’s Amazon forest Up to 30 trucks are plying on a 32-mile purpose built road illegally carved out in the jungle …

Orthophytum albopictum

September 6, 2015

Orthophytum albopictum Philcox in Louzada Thesis 2008 translated by Derek Butcher – Photo by Oscar Ribeiro, Bromeliario Imperialis   Orthophytum albopictum Philcox, Kew Mag. 2:355.1983. Type: BRASIL. Bahia: Mucuge, Storr …

What Makes a Queen Bee a Queen Bee?

September 6, 2015

Gwen Pearson Science Royal Jelly Isn’t What Makes a Queen Bee a Queen Bee There’s no place like comb: two future honey bee queens developing on a bed of royal jelly. …