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"‘A mythical place’: how a Melbourne sewage farm became a haven for 300 species of birds"
#Australia #Birds #Animals

New scientific analysis determines there are four distinct species of giraffe #science

There are actually four giraffe species in Africa, scientists say
Giraffes are now classified into four distinct species in Africa. Researchers previously thought all giraffes belonged to a single species. On Thursday, a task force of the International Union for Conservation of Nature identified Northern, reticulated, Masai, and Southern giraffes as separate species. This change is based on genetic studies and anatomical differences. Each species faces unique threats and conservation needs. Northern giraffes are the most endangered, with only about 7,000 left…

fresh_webs: Freshwater stream webs
A set of 26 networks of trophic-level species interactions in streams in New Zealand, Maine and North Carolina. Networks include the identities of aquatic insect, algae and fish species and their trophic interactions. Excel and plain text adjacency matrices available; webs can be downloaded individually or as a group.
This network has 69 nodes and 187 edges.
Tags: Biological, Food web, Unweighted, Metadata

Forest tree species classification and entropy-derived uncertainty mapping using extreme gradient boosting and Sentinel-1/2 data
Abdulhakim M. Abdi, Fan Wang
https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.18228

Forest tree species classification and entropy-derived uncertainty mapping using extreme gradient boosting and Sentinel-1/2 data
We present a new 10-meter map of dominant tree species in Swedish forests accompanied by pixel-level uncertainty estimates. The tree species classification is based on spatiotemporal metrics derived from Sentinel-1 and Sentinel-2 satellite data, combined with field observations from the Swedish National Forest Inventory. We apply an extreme gradient boosting model with Bayesian optimization to relate field observations to satellite-derived features and generate the final species map. Classifica…

Comparison of trapped-ion entangling gate mechanisms for mixed species
V. M. Sch\"afer, A. C. Hughes, O. Bazavan, K. Thirumalai, G. Pagano, C. J. Ballance, D. M. Lucas
https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.17893

Comparison of trapped-ion entangling gate mechanisms for mixed species
Entangling gates are an essential capability of quantum computers. There are different methods for implementing two-qubit gates, with respective advantages and disadvantages. We investigate the experimentally relevant differences and commonalities of laser-based $σ_z\otimesσ_z$ light-shift and $σ_ϕ\otimesσ_ϕ$ Moelmer-Soerensen gates, highlighting the phases of experimental control fields and their long-term stabilities, in the specific case of mixed-species gates. We implement these gates…

fresh_webs: Freshwater stream webs
A set of 26 networks of trophic-level species interactions in streams in New Zealand, Maine and North Carolina. Networks include the identities of aquatic insect, algae and fish species and their trophic interactions. Excel and plain text adjacency matrices available; webs can be downloaded individually or as a group.
This network has 97 nodes and 538 edges.
Tags: Biological, Food web, Unweighted, Metadata

On the de Almeida--Thouless Transition Surface in the Multi-Species SK Model with Centered Gaussian External Field
Heejune Kim
https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.18066 https://

On the de Almeida--Thouless Transition Surface in the Multi-Species SK Model with Centered Gaussian External Field
We study the phase transition of the Parisi formula for the free energy in the multi-species Sherrington--Kirkpatrick model with a centered Gaussian external field and a positive-semidefinite variance profile matrix. We show that in terms of the strength of the external field and the variance profile, the de Almeida--Thouless surface delineates the boundary between replica symmetric solutions and replica symmetry breaking solutions.

In ant colonies infected by a tapeworm parasite, uninfected workers show signs of stress-related gene activity, in part because they're caring for infected nestmates (Photo by Matt Hamer, via AntWiki)
Parasite prevalence in a social host has colony-wide impacts on transcriptional activity and survival
https://doi.org/10.1093/ev…

Light pollution causes urban birds to stay awake longer each day, study finds https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/aug/21/light-pollution-causes-urban-birds-to-stay-awake-longer-each-day-study-finds…

Late-surviving New Mexican #dinosaurs illuminate high end-Cretaceous diversity and provinciality: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adw3282 ->
Dinosaurs were thriving until asteroid struck, research suggests: https://www.theguardian.com/science/2025/oct/23/dinosaurs-asteroid-struck-research - dating of rock formation in New Mexico casts doubt on theory that species was already in decline.

While most races in the #StarTrek universe have a homeplanet, there are a few nomadic species as well. And one is the subject of today's #TrekTriviaTuesday question.
As always no googling and no spoiling the answer for others. Please boost after voting! :BoostOK:
Vote will run …

Unable to continue picking on immigrants, gay people, travellers and trans people, the right wing hate-mongers would now like to direct your attention to (checks notes) ... Seagulls.
➡️ Feed the birds, protect endangered species.
https://www.rspb.org.uk/birds-and-wildlife/herri…

foodweb_baywet: Florida cypress wetlands food web (1998)
Networks of carbon exchanges among species in the cypress wetlands of South Florida. One network covers the wet and the other the dry season. Each node represents a taxon (similar to a species), and a directed edge indicates that one taxon uses another as food.
This network has 128 nodes and 2106 edges.
Tags: Biological, Food web, Weighted

"20 animal species on the road to recovery: IUCN Red List update"
#Animals
https://news.mongabay.com/short-article/20…

20 animal species on the road to recovery: IUCN Red List update
From three species of Arctic seals to more than half of all birds globally, several animals have slipped closer to extinction, according to the latest update of the IUCN Red List. However, 20 species have seen a positive change in their status: they’ve moved farther away from the threat of extinction, thanks to effective conservation […]

tree-of-life: Protein interactomes across the tree of life (2019)
Protein-protein iteraction networks ("interactome") for 1,840 species. An interactome captures all physical protein-protein interactions within one species, from direct biophysical protein-protein interactions to regulatory protein-DNA and metabolic interactions. .
This network has 277 nodes and 291 edges.
Tags: Biological, Protein interactions

Dear Santa, I've been REALLY good this year...
https://www.thermofisher.com/us/en/home/electron-microscopy/products/dualbeam-fib-sem-microscopes/helios-hydra-dualbeam.html

"From restoring streams in desert valleys to helping prevent floods and wildfires, #beavers are quietly reshaping the American West. You'll discover how a species nearly driven to extinction is now being parachuted into remote wilderness, building dams that hydrate soil, raise water tables, and create lush habitats for fish, birds, and even deer. Scientists are uncovering how these animal…

We either get rid of 2,000-year-old fairy tales passing as truth or 21st century weapons or watch as the combination of the two destroys our species.

Devastating: 1,000 Endangered Monkeys Sent Back to Cruel Testing https://www.speciesunite.com/petition-updates/devastating-1000-endangered-monkeys-sent-back-to-cruel-testing?utm_source=Mastodon

Devastating: 1,000 Endangered Monkeys Sent Back to Cruel Testing — Species Unite
In a heartbreaking update on the ongoing case of 1,000 long-tailed macaques stolen from the wild in Cambodia in 2022 and illegally imported into the United States by Charles River Laboratories, the notorious animal testing supplier revealed in their second-quarter earnings report that the U.S. D

Identifying birdsong syllables without labelled data
M\'elisande Teng, Julien Boussard, David Rolnick, Hugo Larochelle
https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.18412 https://

A statement from iNaturalist on experimenting with “AI-Assisted Identification Summaries” in 'Exploring New Ways to Learn from iNaturalist’s Community Expertise' https://www.inaturalist.org/blog/118695-exploring-new-ways…

First Nature Reserve to Record 10,000 Species in UK–Thanks to Moth That Looks Like a Wasp https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/first-nature-reserve-to-record-10000-species-in-uk-thanks-to-moth-that-looks-like-a-wasp/…

First Nature Reserve to Record 10,000 Species in UK–Thanks to Moth That Looks Like a Wasp
The Wicken Fen nature reserve became the first in UK to record 10,000 species, after finding a unique moth that imitates a wasp.

Using SOFIA's EXES to search for C$_6$H$_2$ and C$_4$N$_2$ in Titan's atmosphere
Zachary C. McQueen, Conor A. Nixon, Curtis de Witt, V\'eronique Vuitton, Panayotis Lavvas, Juan Alday, Nicholas A. Teanby, Joseph Penn, Antoine Jolly, Patrick G. J. Irwin
https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.19127

Using SOFIA's EXES to search for C$_6$H$_2$ and C$_4$N$_2$ in Titan's atmosphere
In Titan's atmosphere, the chemistry of small hydrocarbons and nitriles represent an important link from molecular species to the ubiquitous organic haze that gives Titan its characteristic yellow color. Here we present a new search for two previously undetected molecules, triacetylene (C$_{6}$H$_{2}$) and the gas phase dicyanoacetylene (C$_{4}$N$_{2}$), using the Echelon-Cross-Echelle Spectrograph (EXES) instrument aboard the SOFIA (Stratospheric Observatory For Infrared Astronomy) aircraft. W…

Finding Inter-species Associations on Large Citizen Science Datasets
Jacob Deutsch
https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.14259 https://arxiv.org/pdf/2508.14259…

Finding Inter-species Associations on Large Citizen Science Datasets
Determining associations among different species from citizen science databases is challenging due to observer behavior and intrinsic density variations that give rise to correlations that do not imply species associations. This paper introduces a method that can efficiently analyze large datasets to extract likely species associations. It tiles space into small blocks chosen to be of the accuracy of the data coordinates, and reduces observations to presence/absence per tile, in order to comput…

I often think it is a disservice that climate change activism has focused on suffering and changes "over there" - our natural environment and cultural life will be as impoverished just as much by loss of familiar species and traditions as the Inuit hunting narwhal or Pacific Islanders forced to retreat from their coastlines.
https://mastodon.scot/@Kerplunk/115241857960561419
Kerplunk@mastodon.scot - @…
We will not just mourn the Beech, the wonderful white lady of the Forest, the Birch is also suffering badly.
No more collecting birch sap in the spring,
making syrup or sugar, no tea from leaves and bark, no bark for starting fires, making knife handles, boxes book covers ornaments. No more wood to make a traditional Kuksa (cup) bowls and toys. No making Birch tar or pitch, no forests in the north where Chaga and many other mushrooms to grow.
I mourn the loss of every tree.

A Single Index Approach to Integrated Species Distribution Modeling for Fisheries Abundance Data
Quan Vu, Francis K. C. Hui, A. H. Welsh, Samuel Muller, Eva Cantoni, Christopher R. Haak
https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.15379

A Single Index Approach to Integrated Species Distribution Modeling for Fisheries Abundance Data
In fisheries ecology, species abundance data are often collected by multiple surveys, each with unique characteristics. This article focuses on Atlantic sea scallop abundance data along the northeast coast of the United States, collected from two bottom trawl surveys which cover a larger spatial domain but have low catch efficiency, and a dredge survey which is more efficient but limited to domains where the species are believed to be present. To model such data, integrated species distribution…

"Light pollution causes urban birds to stay awake longer each day, study finds"
#LightPollution #Birds

Replaced article(s) found for cs.CV. https://arxiv.org/list/cs.CV/new
[4/4]:
- MaskSDM with Shapley values to improve flexibility, robustness, and explainability in species dis...
Robin Zbinden, Nina van Tiel, Gencer Sumbul, Chiara Vanalli, Benjamin Kellenberger, Devis Tuia

🍄 Fungi found on dying buckthorn could control the highly invasive species
#fungus

Fungi found on dying buckthorn could control the highly invasive species
University of Minnesota researchers are studying the use of fungi as a tool to control invasive buckthorn, a problematic species that crowds out native plants and persistently degrades forests in the Midwest and Northeast.

« Adult human cortex does not reorganize after amputation » (and certainly also for other species). So, do not trust textbooks (or LLMs that statistically parameterize those). #brain #plasticity #neuroscience

Adult human cortex does not reorganize after amputation
The results from a new longitudinal study contradict classic findings in monkeys but may not warrant a rewriting of the textbooks just yet.

Monkeys falling from trees and baking barnacles: how heat is driving animals to extinction https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/aug/20/monkeys-falling-trees-baking-barnacles-heat-driving-animals-extinction-c…

Dual-species atomic absorption image reconstruction using deep neural networks
Kyuhwan Lee, Yong-il Shin
https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.12120 https://arxiv.org…

Dual-species atomic absorption image reconstruction using deep neural networks
Optical imaging plays an instrumental role in understanding the behavior of trapped neutral atoms. In this work, we describe a deep learning-based online image completion protocol that reduces interference fringes in optical absorption signals for a dual-species atomic system. Regardless of the distinct nature of the task for two different atomic species, 6Li and 23Na, the method displays a robust solution for suppressing fringes. To incorporate this into daily operations, a transfer learning s…

Rank Ordering of Species Sensitivities to Chemicals: Discrepancies between Behavioral and Lethal Responses in Freshwater and Marine Invertebrates
Julien Mocq (RiverLy), George Ruck (RiverLy), Micha\"el Demortier (RiverLy), Flavie Brun (RiverLy), Romain Coulaud (SEBIO), Olivier Geffard (RiverLy), Arnaud Chaumot (RiverLy)
https://arxiv.…

mist: MIST protein interaction database (2020)
The Molecular Interaction Search Tool (MIST) is a comprehensive resource of molecular interactions, assembled from severla primary sources. MIST currently supports several species, including:.
This network has 50 nodes and 41 edges.
Tags: Biological, Protein interactions, Unweighted

"Monkeys falling from trees and baking barnacles: how heat is driving animals to extinction"
#Climate #ClimateChange #Animals

Ancient seeds bring life back to England's ghost ponds, showcasing nature's resilience and the power of ecological restoration efforts. #climatechange #climatesolutions #climate

More than half of world’s bird species in decline, as leaders meet on extinction crisis | Birds | The Guardian
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/oct/10/biodiversity-conservation-world-bird-species-declining-arctic-seals-green-turtles-iucn-uae-aoe

Replaced article(s) found for cs.LO. https://arxiv.org/list/cs.LO/new
[1/1]:
- From Thin Concurrent Games to Generalized Species of Structures (Extended Version)
Pierre Clairambault, Federico Olimpieri, Hugo Paquet

mist: MIST protein interaction database (2020)
The Molecular Interaction Search Tool (MIST) is a comprehensive resource of molecular interactions, assembled from severla primary sources. MIST currently supports several species, including:.
This network has 23826 nodes and 285752 edges.
Tags: Biological, Protein interactions, Unweighted

‘Just add water’: how to bring back ancient plants in a Norfolk ghost pond
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/sep/20/just-add-water-how-to-bring-back-ancient-plants-in-a-norfolk-ghost-pond…

Disentangling the Origins of the NANOGrav Signal: Early Universe Models and $\Delta N_{eff}$ Bounds
Ido Ben-Dayan, Utkarsh Kumar, Amresh Verma
https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.15134 h…

Disentangling the Origins of the NANOGrav Signal: Early Universe Models and $ΔN_{eff}$ Bounds
We investigate whether an Early-Universe stochastic gravitational-wave background (SGWB) can account for the common spectrum process reported by NANOGrav, while also being consistent with current and projected CMB measurements of extra radiation. We compute the contribution of effective number of relativistic species, $ΔN_{eff}$, for a number of Early-Universe models proposed to explain the pulsar timing array (PTA) spectrum. We demonstrate that models predicting $ΔN_{eff}$ above the CMB limi…

Mineral cloud formation above magma oceans in sub-Neptune atmospheres
Elspeth K. H. Lee, Aaron Werlen, Caroline Dorn
https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.15097 https://

Mineral cloud formation above magma oceans in sub-Neptune atmospheres
The potential presence of a magma surface below a thick atmosphere primarily composed of hydrogen in some sub-Neptune exoplanets suggests a strong link between the interior composition and atmosphere through chemical coupling of volatile and refractory species. In this study, we aim to model the possibility for mineral cloud formation in the atmosphere of sub-Neptunes from outgassing of refractory species at the magma surface. In our specific cases, we find that mineral clouds easily form near …

"Peatland Rewilding: Finnish Community Turns Abandoned Mine into Vibrant Bird Sanctuary"
#Finland #Peatland #Environment

Peatland Rewilding: Finnish Community Turns Abandoned Mine into Vibrant Bird Sanctuary | Happy Eco News
Finland's peatland rewilding project transforms former mining wasteland into a wildlife sanctuary, home to over 190 bird species. A local community action project creates a carbon-storing wetland ecosystem within one year.

🇺🇦 #NowPlaying on KEXP's #SeekAndDestroy
Noothgrush:
🎵 Hatred for the Species
#Noothgrush
https://listen.20buckspin.com/track/noothgrush-hatred-for-the-species
https://open.spotify.com/track/4wdzPfRRn0J2ralVe5QNcj

Barfing is their love language.♥️ A kinky male fruit fly barfs up a bit of his last meal and offers it as a nuptial meal to his intended. Discerning lady fruit flies swoon, and lap it up. #science #entomology

A single protein makes lovesick flies spill their guts
Producing a male-specific protein in digestion-related neurons may have led to the evolution of an odd “romantic” barfing behavior in one species of fruit flies.

Conformational Dynamics of 8-Oxoguanine Mispairing Reveal a Mechanism of Polymerase {\lambda} Misincorporation
George Ferguson, Louie Slocombe, Max Winokan, Brendan Howlin, Marco Sacchi
https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.15520

Conformational Dynamics of 8-Oxoguanine Mispairing Reveal a Mechanism of Polymerase λ Misincorporation
Experimental evidence has shown the stability of oxygen-stress-damaged guanine, known as 8-oxoguanine. This common oxygen-damaged nucleobase is often found in the presence of reactive oxygen species and can result in the mispairing between adenine and 8-oxoguanine in a Hoogsteen pair. We have computationally investigated the role of 8-oxoguanine to support experimental results and focus the investigation towards the polymerase structure, identifying how 8-oxoguanine interacts in the polymerase …

plant_pol_vazquez: Vazquez & Simberloff plant-pollinator webs
Eight bipartite networks of plants and pollinators, from the Nahuel Huapi National Park and surrounding areas in Rio Negro, Argentina, from September 1999 to Feburary 2000. Edge weights represent the frequency of species interaction, and there is a common set of vertices across all eight webs.
This network has 144 nodes and 51 edges.
Tags: Biological, Food web, Weighted, Multilayer

"World’s 1,500th known bat species confirmed from Equatorial Guinea"
#Bats #Animals
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World’s 1,500th known bat species confirmed from Equatorial Guinea
From Bioko Island in Equatorial Guinea, researchers have described what is officially recognized as the 1,500th bat species known to science, according to a recent study. The newly described bat is a species of pipistrelle, a group of tiny insect-eating bats, and scientists have named it Pipistrellus etula, with etula meaning “island” or “nation” in […]

Predicted decline in common bird and butterfly species despite conservation policies in Europe
Stanislas Rigal, Maxime Lenormand, L\'ea Tardieu, Ain\=ars Auni\c{n}\v{s}, Tristan Bakx, Mattia Brambilla, Lluis Brotons, Tomasz Chodkiewicz, Beno\^it Fontaine, Zdenek Faltynek Fric, Anna Gamero, Sergi Herrando, John Atle K{\aa}l{\aa}s, Johannes Kamp, Petras Kurlavi\v{c}ien\.e, Mikko Kuussaari, Aleksi Lehikoinen, Dirk Maes, Xavier Mestdagh, Martin Musche, Ingar Jostein {\O}ien, Lars Pette…

Number of wild bee species at risk of extinction in Europe doubles in 10 years https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/oct/11/number-of-wild-bee-species-at-risk-of-extinction-in-europe-doubles-in-10-years

Modelling species distributions using remote sensing predictors: Comparing Dynamic Habitat Index and LULC
Ma\"iri Souza Oliveira, Cl\'ementine Pr\'eau, Samuel Alleaume, Maxime Lenormand, Sandra Luque
https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.14862

Modelling species distributions using remote sensing predictors: Comparing Dynamic Habitat Index and LULC
This study compares the predictive capacity of the Dynamic Habitat Index (DHI) - a remote sensing (RS)-based measure of habitat productivity and variability - against traditional land-use/land-cover (LULC) metrics in species distribution modelling (SDM) applications. RS and LULC-based SDMs were built using distribution data for eleven bird, amphibian, and mammal species in Île-de-France. Predictor variables were derived from Sentinel-2 RS data and LULC classifications, with the latter incorpor…

Is there a moth identification expert out there? Spotted this beauty (sorry for blurry photos) at weekend on SamsŸ. Arter suggests Spilosoma urticae (hvid tiger spinder/ water ermine) but low confidence. I don't see fluffy white antennae on that one though. Any other suggestions? #hiveMind
EDIT: update, I think we have identified it as Euproctis Similis which may or may not be the same species as Sphrageidus similis. Known as Gulhale in Danish and Yellow-tail in English
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow-tail
https://www.naturbasen.dk/art/874/gulhale

Perfect State Transfer of Mixed States and Purification in Central Spin Systems
Matthew Wampler, Nigel R. Cooper
https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.12515 https://a…

Perfect State Transfer of Mixed States and Purification in Central Spin Systems
We show how two many-body, generally mixed, quantum states can be swapped via collective, all-to-all interactions. Specifically, we present an experimentally relevant implementation for quantum dots that enables coherent exchange of quantum information between different species of nuclear spins, effectively achieving a perfect swap gate for qudits formed from these different species. This process also serves as a tool for nuclear spin purification. The results are obtained by mapping the proble…

Historic Moment as Red-Billed Bird Takes to the Skies for First Time in 200 Years–A Win for Chough Species in England https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/historic-moment-as-red-billed-bird-takes-to-t…

Historic Moment as Red-Billed Bird Takes to the Skies for First Time in 200 Years–A Win for Chough Species in England
A wild-born red-billed chough (CHUF) has taken to the skies in South East England for the first time in over 200 years.

SilvaScenes: Tree Segmentation and Species Classification from Under-Canopy Images in Natural Forests
David-Alexandre Duclos, William Guimont-Martin, Gabriel Jeanson, Arthur Larochelle-Tremblay, Th\'eo Defosse, Fr\'ed\'eric Moore, Philippe Nolet, Fran\c{c}ois Pomerleau, Philippe Gigu\`ere
https://arxiv.org/abs/2510.09458…

SilvaScenes: Tree Segmentation and Species Classification from Under-Canopy Images in Natural Forests
Interest in robotics for forest management is growing, but perception in complex, natural environments remains a significant hurdle. Conditions such as heavy occlusion, variable lighting, and dense vegetation pose challenges to automated systems, which are essential for precision forestry, biodiversity monitoring, and the automation of forestry equipment. These tasks rely on advanced perceptual capabilities, such as detection and fine-grained species classification of individual trees. Yet, exi…

🐚 The Colorado River is officially contaminated with invasive zebra mussels: Can the state stop the spread?
https://www.denverpost.com/2025/07/20/colorado-river-zebra-mussels-invasive-species/

The Colorado River is officially contaminated with invasive zebra mussels. Can the state stop the spread?
The Colorado River from Glenwood Springs to the Utah border is now considered positive for zebra mussels, an invasive species known to devastate ecosystems and clog critical infrastructure.

Total #SolarEclipse triggers dawn behavior in birds: Insights from acoustic recordings and community science: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adx3025 -> "Compiling more than 10,000 community observations and artificial intelligence analyses of nearly 100,000 vocalizations, we found that bird behavior was substantially affected by these few minutes of unexpected afternoon darkness. More than half of wild bird species changed their biological rhythms, with many producing a dawn chorus in the aftermath of the eclipse. This natural experiment underscores the power of light in structuring animal behavior: Even when 'night' lasts for just 4 minutes, robust behavioral changes ensue." -> "Variation in species response also informs us about variation in sensitivity to light, with implications for the impacts of artificial light."

Pacific Pocket Mouse Declared Endangered Species Candidate in California https://biologicaldiversity.org/w/news/press-releases/pacific-pocket-mouse-declared-endangered-species-candidate-in-california-2025-10…

Pacific Pocket Mouse Declared Endangered Species Candidate in California
Center for Biological Diversity: SACRAMENTO, Calif.— The California Fish and Game Commission voted unanimously today to declare the Pacific pocket mouse a candidate species under the California Endangered Species Act, granting protections for them as the state conducts a yearlong review.

"Number of wild bee species at risk of extinction in Europe doubles in 10 years"
#Europe #Bees #Insects

tree-of-life: Protein interactomes across the tree of life (2019)
Protein-protein iteraction networks ("interactome") for 1,840 species. An interactome captures all physical protein-protein interactions within one species, from direct biophysical protein-protein interactions to regulatory protein-DNA and metabolic interactions. .
This network has 780 nodes and 3099 edges.
Tags: Biological, Protein interactions

Untapped: Veloce Detects Calcium in the Atmosphere of WASP-189b
Nicholas W. Borsato, Joachim Kr\"uger, Daniel B. Zucker, Simon J. Murphy, Duncan Wright, Sarah L. Martell
https://arxiv.org/abs/2509.15306

Untapped: Veloce Detects Calcium in the Atmosphere of WASP-189b
High-resolution transmission spectroscopy has become a powerful tool for detecting atomic and ionic species in the atmospheres of ultra-hot Jupiters. In this study, we demonstrate for the first time that the Australian-built Veloce spectrograph on the 3.9-m Anglo-Australian Telescope can resolve atmospheric signatures from transiting exoplanets. We observed a single transit of the ultra-hot Jupiter WASP-189b - a favourable target given its extreme irradiation and bright host star - and applied …

mist: MIST protein interaction database (2020)
The Molecular Interaction Search Tool (MIST) is a comprehensive resource of molecular interactions, assembled from severla primary sources. MIST currently supports several species, including:.
This network has 66 nodes and 65 edges.
Tags: Biological, Protein interactions, Unweighted

A Tiny Gecko Species Once Thought Extinct Just Made a Comeback in the Galšpagos https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/tiny-gecko-species-once-thought-extinct-made-a-comeback-in-galapagos/

A Tiny Gecko Species Once Thought Extinct Just Made a Comeback in the Galápagos
Scientists confirmed the rediscovery of a tiny gecko species once thought extinct on Rábida Island in the Galápagos.

"First Nature Reserve to Record 10,000 Species in UK–Thanks to Moth That Looks Like a Wasp"
#UK #UnitedKingdom #Nature

First Nature Reserve to Record 10,000 Species in UK–Thanks to Moth That Looks Like a Wasp
The Wicken Fen nature reserve became the first in UK to record 10,000 species, after finding a unique moth that imitates a wasp.

First Results from WINERED: Detection of Emission Lines from Neutral Iron and a Combined Set of Trace Species on the Dayside of WASP-189 b
Lennart van Sluijs, Emily Rauscher, Eliza M. -R. Kempton, Thomas Kennedy, Isaac Malsky, Noriyuki Matsunaga, Michael Meyer, Andrew McWilliam, John D. Monnier, Shogo Otsubo, Yuki Sarugaku, Tomomi Takeuchi
https://

First Results from WINERED: Detection of Emission Lines from Neutral Iron and a Combined Set of Trace Species on the Dayside of WASP-189 b
Ground and space-based observations have revealed that Ultra Hot Jupiters (UHJs,~$T_{\rm{eq}} > 2200 \ \rm{K}$) typically have inverted thermal profiles, while cooler hot Jupiters have non-inverted ones. This shift is theorized due to the onset of strong optical absorbers like metal oxides (e.g., TiO, VO), metal hydrides (e.g. FeH), atomic species (e.g., Fe, Ti), and ions (e.g., H$^-$). High-resolution spectroscopy is valuable for characterizing the thermal, chemical, and dynamical atmospheric …

tree-of-life: Protein interactomes across the tree of life (2019)
Protein-protein iteraction networks ("interactome") for 1,840 species. An interactome captures all physical protein-protein interactions within one species, from direct biophysical protein-protein interactions to regulatory protein-DNA and metabolic interactions. .
This network has 374 nodes and 621 edges.
Tags: Biological, Protein interactions

"More than half of world’s bird species in decline, as leaders meet on extinction crisis"
#Birds #Animals

Zoo Experts Hatch Eight Rare Dove Chicks in Bid to Save Extinct Species https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/zoo-experts-hatch-eight-rare-dove-chicks-in-bid-to-save-extinct-species/

Zoo Experts Hatch Eight Rare Dove Chicks in Bid to Save Extinct Species
Chester Zoo cares for two breeding pairs and the chicks will bolster the insurance population of Socorro doves.

foodweb_baywet: Florida cypress wetlands food web (1998)
Networks of carbon exchanges among species in the cypress wetlands of South Florida. One network covers the wet and the other the dry season. Each node represents a taxon (similar to a species), and a directed edge indicates that one taxon uses another as food.
This network has 128 nodes and 2106 edges.
Tags: Biological, Food web, Weighted

"Massive fungus from India is newly described species"
#India #Mushroom #Fungus

Massive fungus from India is newly described species
From the forests of northeast India’s Arunachal Pradesh state, researchers have described a new-to-science species of fungus with “exceptionally large” fruiting bodies that can hold the weight of a person. The species is named Bridgeoporus kanadii in honor of Indian mycologist Kanad Das for his contributions to Indian macrofungi. The researchers led by Arvind Parihar, […]

Brazil Bans Animal-Tested Cosmetics in Major Win for Compassion https://www.speciesunite.com/petition-updates/brazil-bans-animal-tested-cosmetics-in-major-win-for-compassion?utm_source=Mastodon

Brazil Bans Animal-Tested Cosmetics in Major Win for Compassion — Species Unite
On July 30, 2025, Brazil’s president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, approved a ban on animal testing for cosmetics, personal hygiene products, and perfumes in the major South American nation. The bill was signed into law during a ceremony attended by Marina Silva, Brazil’s Minister of the Environment a

MINDS. Strong oxygen depletion in the inner regions of a very low-mass star disk?
Jayatee Kanwar, Inga Kamp, Peter Woitke, Ewine F. van Dishoeck, Thomas Henning, Yao Liu, Till Kaeufer, Beno\^it Tabone, Manuel G\"udel, David Barrado, Aditya M. Arabhavi, Riccardo Franceschi, Marissa Vlasblom
https://arxiv.org/abs/2508.11761

MINDS. Strong oxygen depletion in the inner regions of a very low-mass star disk?
JWST is discovering a plethora of species in planet-forming disks around very low-mass stars such as C2H2, C6H6, C4H2, CH3 etc. The column densities of these species retrieved from 0D slab models are very large, e.g. of the order of $10^{20}$\,cm$^{-2}$. This is indicating a carbon-dominated chemistry in a gas with a high C/O ratio. The disk around 2MASS-J1605321-1993159 (M4.5) is one such source showing a molecular pseudo-continuum of C2H2. Still two oxygen-bearing molecules, CO and CO2 are al…

"‘Disappearing like dominos’: Scientists seek to save endangered species in China’s longest river"
#China #Environment

See the rare species scientists are breeding in China’s longest river
Scientists have called for additional measures to regulate shipping on the Yangtze River.

100,000 New Jobs Will Clean Up the Coastline and Protect Species from Plastic, Overdevelopment https://www.goodnewsnetwork.org/100000-new-jobs-will-clean-up-the-coastline-and-protect-species-from-plastic-overdevelopment/…

100,000 New Jobs Will Clean Up the Coastline and Protect Species from Plastic, Overdevelopment
250 million people depend on coastal areas for their homes and livelihoods in sectors like fisheries, transport, and tourism.

This summer brought an abundance of butterflies and birds. Nature is ready to spring back – if we let it | Patrick Barkham https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2025/aug/07/summer-abundance-butterflies-birds-wildlife-species

foodweb_baywet: Florida cypress wetlands food web (1998)
Networks of carbon exchanges among species in the cypress wetlands of South Florida. One network covers the wet and the other the dry season. Each node represents a taxon (similar to a species), and a directed edge indicates that one taxon uses another as food.
This network has 128 nodes and 2106 edges.
Tags: Biological, Food web, Weighted

nematode_mammal: Global nematode–mammal interactions (2018)
A global interaction web of interactions between nematodes and their host mammal species, extracted from the helminthR package and dataset. Nodes are annotated with species-level information.
This network has 30516 nodes and 146683 edges.
Tags: Biological, Food web, Unweighted, Metadata

US proposes zero new protections for traded wildlife at upcoming CITES CoP https://news.mongabay.com/2025/08/us-proposes-zero-new-protections-for-traded-wildlife-at-upcoming-cites-cop/

US proposes zero new protections for traded wildlife at upcoming CITES CoP
At the end of 2025, representatives from 185 countries will convene in Uzbekistan to discuss the fate of sharks, African hornbills, hyenas, vultures, palm trees and other threatened species. The group’s decisions will, in part, decide the survival and the future of widely traded fauna and flora as they vote whether to set limits on or […]

"More than 10,000 species on brink of extinction need urgent action: Study"
#Animals #Extinction

More than 10,000 species on brink of extinction need urgent action: Study
Extinction is an overwhelming concept, difficult to grasp in its enormity and finality. Thousands of species are barreling toward that grim fate, unless we help. A comprehensive new study provides the clearest picture yet of Earth’s most imperiled species, and offers evidence that conservation can work. The study published in Nature Reviews Biodiversity found that […]

plant_pol_vazquez: Vazquez & Simberloff plant-pollinator webs
Eight bipartite networks of plants and pollinators, from the Nahuel Huapi National Park and surrounding areas in Rio Negro, Argentina, from September 1999 to Feburary 2000. Edge weights represent the frequency of species interaction, and there is a common set of vertices across all eight webs.
This network has 144 nodes and 42 edges.
Tags: Biological, Food web, Weighted, Multilayer

"Giraffe is now officially four species"
#Giraffe #Animals
https://news.monga…

Giraffe is now officially four species
The IUCN, the global wildlife conservation authority, now officially recognizes four distinct giraffe species, it announced on Aug. 21. Until recently, giraffes across Africa were classified as a single species with eight to 11 subspecies. However, since 2016, when the giraffe’s threat status was last assessed for the IUCN Red List as vulnerable, several studies […]

plant_pol_vazquez: Vazquez & Simberloff plant-pollinator webs
Eight bipartite networks of plants and pollinators, from the Nahuel Huapi National Park and surrounding areas in Rio Negro, Argentina, from September 1999 to Feburary 2000. Edge weights represent the frequency of species interaction, and there is a common set of vertices across all eight webs.
This network has 144 nodes and 36 edges.
Tags: Biological, Food web, Weighted, Multilayer

"New bat species described from Western Himalayas"
#Bats #Animals
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New bat species described from Western Himalayas
Researchers reviewing the diversity of bats in the Western Himalayas in India recently confirmed a new-to-science species from Uttarakhand state. Named the Himalayan long-tailed myotis (Myotis himalaicus) in a new study, the bat boasts a tail nearly as long as its body. Rohit Chakravarty, a bat researcher and conservationist with the nonprofit Nature Conservation Foundation, […]

2,000 species at high risk of extinction from natural disasters, study finds https://news.mongabay.com/2025/07/2000-species-at-high-risk-of-extinction-from-natural-disasters-study-finds/

2,000 species at high risk of extinction from natural disasters, study finds
In the aftermath of Hurricane Maria’s assault on the Caribbean island of Dominica in 2017, researchers made a heartbreaking discovery: dead and dying hummingbirds scattered across the forest floor. Among them were purple-throated caribs (Eulampis jugularis), the specialized pollinators of the island’s Heliconia plants. This single storm threatened an evolutionary partnership millions of years in […]

foodweb_baywet: Florida cypress wetlands food web (1998)
Networks of carbon exchanges among species in the cypress wetlands of South Florida. One network covers the wet and the other the dry season. Each node represents a taxon (similar to a species), and a directed edge indicates that one taxon uses another as food.
This network has 128 nodes and 2106 edges.
Tags: Biological, Food web, Weighted

kegg_metabolic: Metabolic networks from KEGG (2006)
109 metabolic networks of various species, as extracted from the Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) database in March 2006. Nodes are substances involved in enzymatic reactions present in the organism, and edges represent reactant-product pairs as extracted from the KEGG ligand database and matched against the present enzymes.
This network has 1705 nodes and 5023 edges.
Tags: Biological, Metabolic, Unweighted…

"Saving the world’s fattest parrot: can we vaccinate our rarest species before bird flu gets to them?"
#Parrots #Animals

kegg_metabolic: Metabolic networks from KEGG (2006)
109 metabolic networks of various species, as extracted from the Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) database in March 2006. Nodes are substances involved in enzymatic reactions present in the organism, and edges represent reactant-product pairs as extracted from the KEGG ligand database and matched against the present enzymes.
This network has 1746 nodes and 5078 edges.
Tags: Biological, Metabolic, Unweighted…

fresh_webs: Freshwater stream webs
A set of 26 networks of trophic-level species interactions in streams in New Zealand, Maine and North Carolina. Networks include the identities of aquatic insect, algae and fish species and their trophic interactions. Excel and plain text adjacency matrices available; webs can be downloaded individually or as a group.
This network has 86 nodes and 353 edges.
Tags: Biological, Food web, Unweighted, Metadata

tree-of-life: Protein interactomes across the tree of life (2019)
Protein-protein iteraction networks ("interactome") for 1,840 species. An interactome captures all physical protein-protein interactions within one species, from direct biophysical protein-protein interactions to regulatory protein-DNA and metabolic interactions. .
This network has 1178 nodes and 7623 edges.
Tags: Biological, Protein interactions

kegg_metabolic: Metabolic networks from KEGG (2006)
109 metabolic networks of various species, as extracted from the Kyoto Encyclopedia of Genes and Genomes (KEGG) database in March 2006. Nodes are substances involved in enzymatic reactions present in the organism, and edges represent reactant-product pairs as extracted from the KEGG ligand database and matched against the present enzymes.
This network has 1654 nodes and 4890 edges.
Tags: Biological, Metabolic, Unweighted…

"2,000 species at high risk of extinction from natural disasters, study finds"
#Animals
https://news.mongabay.com/2025/07/2000

2,000 species at high risk of extinction from natural disasters, study finds
In the aftermath of Hurricane Maria’s assault on the Caribbean island of Dominica in 2017, researchers made a heartbreaking discovery: dead and dying hummingbirds scattered across the forest floor. Among them were purple-throated caribs (Eulampis jugularis), the specialized pollinators of the island’s Heliconia plants. This single storm threatened an evolutionary partnership millions of years in […]

tree-of-life: Protein interactomes across the tree of life (2019)
Protein-protein iteraction networks ("interactome") for 1,840 species. An interactome captures all physical protein-protein interactions within one species, from direct biophysical protein-protein interactions to regulatory protein-DNA and metabolic interactions. .
This network has 543 nodes and 1491 edges.
Tags: Biological, Protein interactions

nematode_mammal: Global nematode–mammal interactions (2018)
A global interaction web of interactions between nematodes and their host mammal species, extracted from the helminthR package and dataset. Nodes are annotated with species-level information.
This network has 30516 nodes and 146683 edges.
Tags: Biological, Food web, Unweighted, Metadata

foodweb_little_rock: Little Rock Lake food web (1991)
A food web among the species found in Little Rock Lake in Wisconsin. Nodes are taxa (like species), either autotrophs, herbivores, carnivores or decomposers. Edges represent feeding (nutrient transfer) of one taxon on another.
This network has 183 nodes and 2494 edges.
Tags: Biological, Food web, Unweighted

foodweb_little_rock: Little Rock Lake food web (1991)
A food web among the species found in Little Rock Lake in Wisconsin. Nodes are taxa (like species), either autotrophs, herbivores, carnivores or decomposers. Edges represent feeding (nutrient transfer) of one taxon on another.
This network has 183 nodes and 2494 edges.
Tags: Biological, Food web, Unweighted

foodweb_baywet: Florida cypress wetlands food web (1998)
Networks of carbon exchanges among species in the cypress wetlands of South Florida. One network covers the wet and the other the dry season. Each node represents a taxon (similar to a species), and a directed edge indicates that one taxon uses another as food.
This network has 128 nodes and 2106 edges.
Tags: Biological, Food web, Weighted

tree-of-life: Protein interactomes across the tree of life (2019)
Protein-protein iteraction networks ("interactome") for 1,840 species. An interactome captures all physical protein-protein interactions within one species, from direct biophysical protein-protein interactions to regulatory protein-DNA and metabolic interactions. .
This network has 971 nodes and 4170 edges.
Tags: Biological, Protein interactions

plant_pol_vazquez: Vazquez & Simberloff plant-pollinator webs
Eight bipartite networks of plants and pollinators, from the Nahuel Huapi National Park and surrounding areas in Rio Negro, Argentina, from September 1999 to Feburary 2000. Edge weights represent the frequency of species interaction, and there is a common set of vertices across all eight webs.
This network has 144 nodes and 36 edges.
Tags: Biological, Food web, Weighted, Multilayer