Extinction – Page 2 – PossibleThreat Articles

The impact of human-caused noise pollution on birds

October 11, 2019 0 Comments Birds, Endangered Animals, Extinction, Life Sciences, Mating and Breeding, Nature, New Species, Wild Animals

Anthropogenic noise pollution (ANP) is a globally invasive phenomenon impacting natural systems, but most research has occurred at local scales with few species. Researchers in this study investigated continental-scale breeding season associations with ANP for 322 bird species to test whether local-scale predictions are consistent at broad spatial extents for an extensive group of North American bird species in the continental United States.

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Meet Siamraptor suwati, a new species of giant predatory dinosaur from Thailand

October 10, 2019 0 Comments Dinosaurs, Evolution, Evolutionary Biology, Extinction, Fossils, Nature, New Species, Paleontology

Fossils discovered in Thailand represent a new genus and species of predatory dinosaur, according to a new study.

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New large-sized insect species discovered in tropical forest

October 9, 2019 0 Comments animals, Biology, Ecology Research, Endangered Animals, Extinction, Insects (including Butterflies), Nature, New Species

Scientists have studied the diversity of tropical parasitoid wasps for years. Parasitoid wasps are among the most species rich animal taxa on Earth, but their tropical diversity is still poorly known. Recently, the research group sampled Afrotropical rhyssine wasps, which are among the largest wasps.

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How bats relocate in response to tree loss

October 9, 2019 0 Comments Botany, Endangered Animals, Extinction, Extreme Survival, Mammals, Nature, Trees, Wild Animals

Identifying how groups of animals select where to live is important for understanding social dynamics and for management and conservation. In a recent study, researchers examined the movement of a maternity colony of big brown bats as a response to naturally occurring tree loss.

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The last mammoths died on a remote island

October 7, 2019 0 Comments Early Mammals, Endangered Animals, Extinction, Extreme Survival, Fossils, Nature, Origin of Life, Paleontology

Isolation, extreme weather, and the possible arrival of humans may have killed off the holocene herbivores just 4,000 years ago.

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Bumble bee workers sleep less while caring for young

October 3, 2019 0 Comments Agriculture and Food, animals, Extinction, Food and Agriculture, Insects (including Butterflies), Mating and Breeding, mice, Nature

All animals, including insects, need their sleep. Or do they? That's the question researchers are exploring in sleep studies of a surprising group of subjects: brood-tending bumble bee workers. Their studies show that worker bees tending pupae sleep much less than other bees do, even when caring for offspring that aren't their own.

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Besides hot water, coral bleaching also about location, location, location

October 2, 2019 0 Comments Climate, Coral Reefs, Ecology, Ecology Research, Extinction, Global Warming, Marine Biology, Sea Life

A new study revealed a more complex view than current standard predictions of coral bleaching events caused primarily by heat stress; rather, the scientists found that bleaching is driven by a variety of stressors, and each region responds differently.

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New imaging platform examines mechanisms behind coral bleaching

October 2, 2019 0 Comments Coral Reefs, Ecology, Ecology Research, Environmental Awareness, Extinction, Global Warming, Marine Biology, Sea Life

A non-invasive approach could help marine biologists monitor coral health in the face of climate change.

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Warming impedes a coral defense, but hungry fish enhance it

October 2, 2019 0 Comments Coral Reefs, Ecology, Environmental Issues, Extinction, Fish, Fisheries, Global Warming, Marine Biology

Corals exude chemical defenses against bacteria, but when heated in the lab, those defenses lost much potency against a pathogen common in coral bleaching. There's hope: A key coral's defense was heartier when that coral was taken from an area where fishing was banned and plenty of fish were left to eat away seaweed that was overgrowing corals elsewhere.

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Microscopic evidence sheds light on the disappearance of the world's largest mammals

October 2, 2019 0 Comments Climate, Early Climate, Early Humans, Earth Science, Endangered Animals, Environmental Awareness, Extinction, Human Evolution, Nature

Understanding the causes and consequences of Late Quaternary megafaunal extinctions is increasingly important in a world of growing human populations and climate change. A review highlights the role that cutting-edge scientific methods can play in broadening the discussions about megafaunal extinction and enabling insights into ecosystems and species-specific responses to climate change and human activities.