Entomological Society of America renames invasive moth
On Wednesday, the Entomological Society of America renamed the caterpillar formerly known as "gypsy moth" to "spongy moth" in English as part of its Better Common Names
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'Earth-based life can survive in hydrogen-rich atmospheres': MIT professor Dr Seager tells Wikinews about her research on organisms thriving in oxygen-less environment
In May, a study was published in journal Nature Astronomy, conducted by Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor Dr Sara Seager and other researchers, showing single-celled organisms like Escherichia coli (E.…
Neuroscientists tell Wikinews about empathy and harm aversion observed in lab rats
In findings published last month in the journal Current Biology, neuroscientists from the Netherlands Institute for Neuroscience examined harm aversion in laboratory rats for conspecifics — rats not wanting to hurt…
Florida frog skull survey shows spikes, say scientists
In a new study released by the Florida Museum of Natural History on Monday, scientists report spiky skulls evolved at least 25 separate times in different kinds of frogs. The survey was reportedly to be published in…
Slippery business: Materials scientists invent new coating for self-cleaning, water-efficient toilets
In findings published on Monday in Nature Sustainability, researchers mostly from Pennsylvania State University (Penn State) in the U.S. reported the invention of a new coating that could reduce bacterial growth, water…
Ancient Egyptians collected wild ibis birds for sacrifice, says study
In findings published on Wednesday in the journal PLOS ONE, an international team of scientists report ancient Egyptians captured sacred ibises (Threskiornis aethiopicus) from the wild for use in ritual sacrifice rather…
Pioneering oceanographer Walter Munk dies of pneumonia in California
The death of pioneering oceanographer Walter Munk was announced on Friday by the University of California, San Diego. He was 101 and died of pneumonia in La Jolla,
Simple animals could live in Martian brines: Wikinews interviews planetary scientist Vlada Stamenković
Planetary scientist Vlada Stamenković of the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory and colleagues have developed a new chemical model of how oxygen dissolves in Martian conditions, which raises the possibility of oxygen-rich…
Scientists find dinosaur feathers preserved in amber
An international team of researchers announced on Thursday they have found the tail of a juvenile dinosaur preserved in amber — with its feathers still attached. Although some preserved feathers that may have been from…
Biologist Nick Bos tells Wikinews about 'self-medicating' ants
Nick Bos, of the University of Helsinki, studies "the amazing adaptations social insects have evolved in order to fight the extreme parasite pressure they experience". In a recently-accepted Evolution paper Bos and…
Rare megamouth shark found dead in Pio Duran, Philippines
A megamouth shark was found dead in the Philippines on Wednesday. There have been only fifteen confirmed sightings in the nation and around 60
Wikinews interviews Paúl M. Velazco about new yellow-shouldered bat species
Scientists at Chicago's Field Museum and New York's American Museum of Natural History have discovered three new species of yellow-shouldered bats, genus Sturnira, in the Neotropics. On Wednesday open-access journal…
Wikinews interviews biologist Chris Simon about periodical cicadas
In May, periodical cicadas with 17 years life cycle emerged on the East Coast of the USA after underground development as juveniles since 1996. Researchers and scientists worked to map and study the rare wave, and the…
Highly preserved mammoth presents scientists with blood sample
An extremely well preserved woolly mammoth has been found by Russian scientists in Siberia, announced
Wikinews interviews American zoologists about pirate perches' chemical camouflage
American zoologists, William Resetarits and Christopher Binckley, have discovered chemical camouflage in pirate perches. The researchers experimented with common predatory fish victims, such as tree frogs and aquatic…
Wikinews interviews co-discoverers of Ziegler's crocodile newt
In February, Japanese herpetologists Kanto Nishikawa, Masafumi Matsui (of the Kyoto University), and Tao Thien Nguyen (of the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology) discovered Ziegler's crocodile newt in Vietnam.…
Wikinews interviews Aurélien Miralles about Sirenoscincus mobydick species discovery
A group of researchers published a paper about their discovery of a new species of Madagascar mermaid skink lizards last December. The species is the fourth forelimbs-only terrestrial tetrapods species known to science,…
Wikinews interviews Spanish evolutionary biologist Francisco G. Gonzálvez
In a study published on October 29, Spanish researchers studied Singapore rhododendron interaction with ants. The researchers discovered that the flower produces substances to attract weaver ants to drive away the…
Australian scientists develop culture to destroy reef-killing starfish
Following a study linking poisonous crown-of-thorns starfish to 42 percent of Australia's Great Barrier Reef destruction in recent decades, James Cook University Centre of Excellence for Coral Reef Studies in Queensland…
Scientists sequence small genome of a pest: spider mite
A team of 55 researchers led by University of Western Ontario biologist Miodrag Grbic has sequenced the genome of the spider mite Tetranychus urticae, a pest that costs over USD 1 billion to control annually. Their…
