• 海洋酸化速度加快

    12-03-02 The world's oceans may be turning acidic faster today from human carbon emissions than they did during four major extinctions in the last 300 million years, when natural pulses of carbon sent global temperatures soaring, says a new study in Science....

  • 爱尔兰野生动物面临外来物种巨大威胁

    12-02-22 Some of Ireland's oldest inhabitants are facing serious threat and possible extinction because of foreign species, according to researchers at Queen's University. The red squirrel, Irish hare and red deer are just some of Ireland's indigenous(本土...

  • 外来物种导致欧洲瓢虫数量下降

    12-02-08 A new study provides compelling(引人注目的) evidence that the arrival of the invasive non-native harlequin(丑角) ladybird (ladybug) to mainland Europe and subsequent spread has led to a rapid decline in historically-widespread species of ladybir...

  • 某无名马蝇被命名为碧昂斯

    12-01-16 A previously un-named species of horse fly whose appearance is dominated by its glamorous(迷人的) golden lower abdomen has been named in honour of American pop diva(歌剧中的首席女主角) , Beyonc. According to the Australian National Insect Collec...

  • 古西伯利亚火山运动造成物种大范围灭绝

    12-01-10 Around 250 million years ago, at the end of the Permian geologic period, there was a mass extinction so severe that it remains the most traumatic(创伤的) known species die-off in Earth's history. Although the cause of this event is a mystery, it h...

  • 气候变化模型未充分考虑物种灭绝

    12-01-05 Predictions of the loss of animal and plant diversity around the world are common under models of future climate change. But a new study shows that because these climate models don't account for species competition and movement, they could grossly(...

  • 对海螺的研究有助于增强人类记忆力

    11-12-29 Efforts to help people with learning impairments(损伤,损害) are being aided by a species of sea snail known as Aplysia californica. The mollusk(软体动物) , which is used by researchers to study the brain, has much in common with other species i...

  • 雌性树蛙凭雄蛙叫声择偶

    11-12-29 When it comes to love songs, female tree frogs are pretty picky(挑剔的) . According to a new study from the University of Missouri, certain female tree frogs may be remarkably attuned to the songs of mates who share the same number of chromosomes...

  • 家养动物进化迅速的原因

    11-12-27 The genetic changes underlying the evolution of new species are still poorly understood. Genetic studies in domestic animals can shed light on this process due to the rapid evolution they have undergone over the last 10,000 years. A new study descri...

  • 研究者展示新式DNA检测技术

    11-12-18 A team of researchers from the University of Notre Dame have demonstrated a novel DNA detection method that could prove suitable for many real-world applications. Physicists Carol Tanner and Steven Ruggiero led the team in the application of a new t...