Ten Things We’ve Learned About Lions Since Disney’s Original ‘The Lion King’ Since the animated movie came out 25 years ago, zoologists have expanded our understanding of these fierce carnivores …
Unique birds of Hawaii. Once so common in the islands, have become increasingly rate and elusive.
A honeybee pollinates a blossom in an almond orchard in McFarland, California. David Kosling/USDA Bee Alert: Is a Controversial Herbicide Harming Honeybees? Recent court cases have focused on the possible …
Insecte : les moustiques tigres progressent sur tout le territoire français Originaire d’Asie, le moustique tigre est apparu en France en 2004. Depuis, il ne cesse d’étendre son territoire. Depuis …
Vasconcelos: ‘Não adianta uma cidade ir bem (em programas de vacinação e controle dos vetores) se a vizinha não vai. Mosquitos e vírus ignoram fronteiras’ Foto: Guito Moreto/10-11-16 ‘Os vírus …
A wetland forest in Tupana, Brazil. Amauri Aguiar/Flickr Scientists Zero in on Trees as a Surprisingly Large Source of Methane Recent research is showing that trees, especially in tropical wetlands, …
A Mexican scientist inspects a field of olotón maize near Oaxaca, Mexico. Allen Van Deynze/UC Davis Indigenous Maize: Who Owns the Rights to Mexico’s ‘Wonder’ Plant? A nitrogen-fixing maize grown …
Guzmania conglomerata var pyrrosia – New species
Why the extinction of nearly 600 plant species in 250 years is a big deal Mary Jo DiLonardo Photo: Rebecca Cairns-Wicks Many people can name a bird or a mammal …