ecology

2026-03-17 @ 18.29.38 ∈ Suomeksi

Kevät on nyt poikkeuksellisen lämmin – meteorologi: ”Maaliskuun lukema on korkein 145 vuoteen”

Maanantaina päivän ylimmät lämpötilat [nousivat] Länsi-Suomessa paikoin jopa kymmenen asteen tienoille. Ylen meteorologin Anniina Valtosen mukaan tällaisia lukemia mitataan tyypillisesti vasta huhtikuun puolivälissä.

2026-03-16 @ 18.24.48 ∈ In English

Turning mosquitoes into flying vaccine carriers to protect against bat-borne viruses

A team of researchers from China has developed an approach that uses mosquitoes and saline traps to deliver vaccines, as they detail in a study published in Science Advances.

2026-03-09 @ 19.02.33 ∈ In English

Camera captures first video of a red fox attacking a wolf pup

The footage clearly shows the fox sniffing around the den cavity, then venturing inside and dragging a live pup back out. The young wolf manages to escape back into the den, but the fox enters a second time and captures it. The sounds of its distress are clearly audible.

2026-03-06 @ 9.51.02 ∈ In English

The Black Death's counterintuitive effect: As human numbers fell, so did plant diversity

[Farmlands] were typically separated by woods, rough grazing lands and uncultivated plots, often enclosed by hedgerows or trees. [This patchy landscape resulted in high biodiversity.] The Black Death disrupted this by reducing human disturbance.

2026-02-21 @ 18.25.46 ∈ Suomeksi

Etelä-Karjalan ”Riviera” nousi kesällä maailmanmaineeseen – nyt sinne hakeutuvat harvinaiset kovakuoriaisetkin

Kulotusten tavoitteena on luoda suotuisat elinolosuhteet paahdeympäristössä viihtyville kasveille, kuoriaisille ja perhosille.

2026-01-30 @ 11.56.48 ∈ In English

Tropical feedback loop: Butterfly mimicry patterns evolve faster near the equator

[If] one of your competitors was an Olympian speed runner, you'd quickly conclude that your time would be best spent chasing after some of the slower players. If there were multiple Olympian [runners, by wearing the same uniform they could implicitly tell] you not to bother trying to catch any of them.

2026-01-27 @ 18.39.41 ∈ In English

Harvestmen arachnids apparently use fluorescent patterns for species recognition

Five closely related species show species-specific, strongly fluorescent structures on their backs that become especially visible under ultraviolet light. The results suggest that these patterns serve for species recognition—particularly at dusk and in moonlight.

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