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Saturday, 17 February 2018

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Saturday, 10 February 2018

DNA story of when life first gave us lemons

All citrus fruits can trace their roots to the southeast foothills of the Himalayas, according to DNA evidence.

The first citrus trees appeared about eight million years ago, before spreading around the world, say international scientists.

The trees eventually gave rise to the fruit on our kitchen tables, from sweet oranges to bitter lemons.

Citrus trees are among the most widely cultivated fruit trees in the world, but their history has been unclear.

To get a better understanding of where citrus trees came from, scientists in the US and Spain analysed the genomes of over 50 varieties of citrus fruit, from the Chinese mandarin to the Seville orange.

The study, published in Nature journal, found that modern citrus trees derive from several natural species found in a region that includes the eastern area of Assam, northern Myanmar, and western Yunnan.

When the climate changed millions of years ago, bringing weaker monsoons and drier weather, the plants were able to spread out of the Himalayas, and throughout southeast Asia.=read more

First images of creatures from Antarctic depths revealed

the images below are the first of creatures found in a previously unexplored region of the Antarctic seabed offering a fascinating glimpse of life in one of the most remote and pristine places on the planet.The rare species were found by Dr Susanne Lockhart, an Antarctic biologist who visited the seafloor in a submarine last month as part of a scientific expedition organised by campaigning organisation Greenpeace.

Now they are being transported back to the laboratory where they – and hours of footage taken from the submarine – will be examined to reveal the secrets of this unexplored underwater world. It is hoped that some of the samples collected may prove to be new species.

Lockhart said the findings hold “great significance for the future of the Southern Ocean.”=read more

The terrifying PELICAN spiders: Strange looking arachnid 'assassins' that have a striking resemblance to the bird are found in Madagascar

Strange spiders that stalk their prey at night like arachnid assassins are more widespread than previously thought, a new study has found.

Experts have identified 18 new species of pelican spiders, named for their resemblance to the beaked birds, on the tropical island of Madagascar.

The terrifying looking creatures, once thought to be extinct, are remarkably similar in appearance to their ancient ancestors found preserved in amber.

Saturday, 3 February 2018

Mysterious orange cave crocodiles that live in complete darkness in Africa are mutating into a new species

A group of mysterious orange cave crocodiles who live in complete darkness in Africa may be mutating into a new species.

Researchers discovered the 1.5-metre-long (5 ft) reptiles in 2008 in a remote cave in Gabon, western Africa, where they fed only on bats and crickets.

Experts first though they were a type of African dwarf crocodile, but new research shows they could be an entirely separate species.

Lost history of African dinosaurs revealed

A new species of dinosaur found in the Egyptian desert is shedding light on Africa's missing history of dinosaurs.

Few fossils have been unearthed from the last days of the dinosaurs, between 100 and 66 million years ago, on the continent.

Scientists say the dinosaur, which lived about 80 million years ago, is an "incredible discovery".

The giant plant-eater was the length of a school bus and weighed about the same as an elephant.

It had a long neck and bony plates embedded in its skin.=read more

First New Species of Temperate Conifer Tree Discovered in More Than a Decad

It's not every day—or even every decade—that a new species of conifer is found in the world's temperate forests. But late last year, researchers announced a new species of hemlock tree from Korea, proving that even our best-studied forests still hold surprises.

The new tree could help save one of its better-known cousins—a North American hemlock species being annihilated by a voracious insect. But the new find is so rare that it’s already being considered for an endangered-species listing itself.

“It’s probably the rarest woody plant in Korea, if not the world,” says Peter Del Tredici, a botanist at Harvard University’s Arnold Arboretum in Boston, who was on the team that discovered the tree.=read more