It’s thanks to decomposition brought about by beetles and fungi that we’re not all buried under dead organic matter.
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How can the same basic genome produce such different forms in the two sexes of a single species? It turns out one gene can encode for various things, depending on the order its instructions are read.
A new project hopes to drill through the Earth’s crust for the first time. But what beasties lurk deep beneath our feet?
More logging won’t help Bialowieza fight off spruce bark beetles. Let’s let the forest adapt and evolve naturally.
Bat populations have been hammered by deforestation. Efforts like tree-planting schemes are a step forward, but they’re doomed to fail unless we apply a bit more local knowledge.
Dung beetles have been cleaning up the planet for at least 65 million years. The 6000 species across the world have adapted to a life at the back end of the food chain in the most remarkable ways.
The red widow spider predominately preys on beetles endemic to its Florida scrub habitat, according to new research. University…
Coffee growers in Costa Rica have increased their coffee yields by leaving patches of surrounding rainforest untouched. Researchers…
An increase in mountain pine beetle outbreaks in North America has been linked with climate change. A study of the number…
Studying forked fungus beetles in the US has led researchers to believe that one’s place in a social network could be hereditary…
Female broad-horned flour beetles are able to influence the gender of their offspring, with “high-quality females” – those…
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