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Buffaloberry: Next Commercial ‘Super Fruit,’ Scientists Say

Buffaloberry, Shepherdia argentea. Image credit: Julia Adamson / CC BY-SA 3.0.
Nov 14, 2013 by Enrico de Lazaro

According to a study published in the Journal of Food Science, a little known fruit called buffaloberry (Shepherdia argentea) might be successfully grown as a new commercial crop. Buffaloberry, Shepherdia argentea. Image credit: Julia Adamson / CC BY-SA 3.0. Buffaloberry is a deciduous thorny, thicket-forming shrub growing up to 6 m tall. The shrub is a member of the olive family native to Western North America and is found on many Indian reservations,...

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Female saola in Laos, 1996. Image credit: © William Robichaud.

Asian Unicorn: Enigmatic Mammal Captured on Camera in Vietnam

Nov 13, 2013 by News Staff

Camera traps set up in a remote corner of the Central Annamite mountains by World Wildlife Fund biologists have taken images of the saola (Pseudoryx nghetinhensis),...

Euscorpius lycius, a male in its natural habitat. Image credit: Yağmur EA et al.

Euscorpius lycius: Scientists Find New Poisonous Species of Scorpion in Turkey

Nov 8, 2013 by News Staff

A team of entomologists has discovered a new scorpion species that lives in Muğla and Antalya provinces in southwestern Turkey. Euscorpius lycius, a male...

Beautiful inflorescence of Coespeletia palustris. Image credit: Luis "Kike" Gámez.

Beautiful New Daisy Species Discovered in Venezuelan Andes

Nov 8, 2013 by News Staff

Biologists have announced the discovery of an extraordinary new species of flowering plant in the daisy family Asteraceae. Beautiful inflorescence of Coespeletia...

Carolina Hammerhead: New Species of Shark Found

Nov 8, 2013 by Natali Anderson

Ichthyologists have discovered a new species of scalloped hammerhead shark off the South Carolina coast. The Carolina hammerhead, Sphyrna gilberti. Image...

This image shows a female of one of the newly described Heterospilus species. Image credit: Alexander Wild.

277 New Wasp Species Found in Costa Rica

Nov 6, 2013 by News Staff

Entomologists from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign have described 277 new species of braconid wasps in the tribe Heterospilini. This image...

Scientists say that clay in ocean water may have been the birthplace of life on our planet. Image credit: Jared / CC BY-SA 3.0.

Clay May Have Been Birthplace of Life, Scientists Say

Nov 6, 2013 by News Staff

According to new research reported in the journal Scientific Reports (full paper), infertile clay in oceans of the early Earth may have been the birthplace...

The Bay Cat, Pardofelis badia. Image credit: Oliver Wearn.

Extremely Rare Bay Cat Captured on Camera in Borneo

Nov 5, 2013 by News Staff

Using camera traps, British biologists have captured photographs of the world’s least known cat, the bay cat (Pardofelis badia). The Bay Cat, Pardofelis...

Pristimantis jamescameroni. Image credit: Philippe J.R. Kok.

Two New Frog Species Discovered in Venezuela, One Named after James Cameron

Nov 4, 2013 by Sergio Prostak

Belgian biologist has described two new colorful species of frogs of the genus Pristimantis from northern South America. Pristimantis jamescameroni. Image...

Dogs recognize and respond differently when their fellow canines wag to the right than they do when they wag to the left. Image credit: Marcello Siniscalchi et al.

Scientists: Direction of Dog’s Tail-Wagging Reflects Its Mood

Nov 1, 2013 by News Staff

Researchers reporting in the journal Current Biology have discovered that dogs communicate more information about their feelings with their tails than...

Arctic reindeer. Image credit: Jon Nickles / U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service.

Study: Eyes of Arctic Reindeer Change Color with Seasons

Oct 31, 2013 by News Staff

According to a new study of Arctic reindeer (Rangifer tarandus), their eyes change color through the seasons from gold to blue to help animals spot predators...

This 1882 illustration from Proceedings of the Zoological Society of London shows the Mortlock Islands flying fox.

Mortlock Flying Fox: Study Reveals New Info on World’s Least-Studied Bat

Oct 31, 2013 by News Staff

A new study reported in the open-access journal ZooKeys provides details on the taxonomy, biology, and population status of the Mortlock flying fox (Pteropus...

New Dolphin Species Found in Australian Waters

Oct 30, 2013 by News Staff

An international team of researchers has announced the discovery of a new species of humpback dolphin in the waters off northern Australia. A newly identified...

Speleonectes tulumensis. Image credit: University of Bonn.

Speleonectes tulumensis: First Known Venomous Crustacean

Oct 27, 2013 by Sergio Prostak

Marine biologists reporting in the journal Molecular Biology and Evolution say that they have identified the world’s first venomous crustacean –...

Grasshopper mice are essentially numb to the pain, scientists have found, because the scorpion toxin acts as an analgesic rather than a pain stimulant. Image credit: Ashlee Rowe.

Grasshopper Mice: Rodents with Immunity to Scorpion Venom

Oct 25, 2013 by News Staff

According to new research reported in the journal Science, potentially deadly stings of scorpions are nothing more than a slight nuisance to grasshopper...

Arremon kuehnerii. Image credit: Navarro-Sigüenza AG et al / the Wilson Journal of Ornithology.

Guerrero Brush Finch: New Bird Species Found in Mexico

Oct 25, 2013 by Natali Anderson

An international team of ornithologists led by Dr Townsend Peterson from the University of Kansas’ Biodiversity Institute has discovered a new species...

Gyronotus perissinottoi at the Umthamvuna Nature Reserve, South Africa. Image credit: Lynette Clennell.

Two New Species of Mysterious Scarab Beetles Found in Southern Africa

Oct 22, 2013 by Enrico de Lazaro

Entomologists Dr Renzo Perissinotto from the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University in Port Elizabeth, South Africa, and Dr Philippe Moretto from France...

Dracaena kaweesakii and its flowers. Credit: Warakorn Kasempankul / Parinya Siriponamat / Paul Wilkin.

New Dragon Tree Species Found in Burma, Thailand

Oct 17, 2013 by News Staff

Dr Paul Wilkin from Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, and his colleagues from Thailand, the Netherlands and Poland have described a remarkable new species of...

Chimpanzee vocalising, Budongo Forest, Uganda. Image credit: Anne Schel.

Scientists Find Striking Similarities between Alarm Calls of Chimpanzees and Human Language

Oct 17, 2013 by News Staff

New research on vocalizations of wild chimpanzees has demonstrated that their alarm calls have numerous hallmarks of intentional communication. Chimpanzee...

Baconia katieae. Image credit: Caterino MS, Tishechkin AK.

Entomologists Discover 85 New Species of Jewel-Like Baconia Beetles

Oct 16, 2013 by News Staff

Dr Michael Caterino and Dr Alexey Tishechkin, both from the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History, have described 85 new species in the genus Baconia,...

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