Forest floors reveal overlooked seed dispersers: Slugs, beetles and crabs spread viable seeds
Tiny ground-dwelling invertebrates including slugs, beetles, and crabs function as seed dispersers and spread viable seeds, according to a review from the University of Hong Kong. This finding challenges traditional assumptions that focused primarily on birds and mammals as the main agents of seed dispersal in forests.
Read full story →Your brain may be wired to regain lost weight
The human brain treats a previously higher weight as normal and triggers stronger hunger and lower energy use after weight loss occurs. Medications like Wegovy and Mounjaro reduce appetite signals to counteract this biological response, though their effects may diminish when treatment stops.
These bizarre new beetles look so stretchy scientists named them Luffy
A newly discovered beetle genus with unusually long, slender mandibles and antennae was named Luffy after the stretchy One Piece character. The insects' extended body parts resembled the manga hero's rubber-like ability to elongate his body.
Scientists went looking for giant trees in Taiwan and found a lost world
Researchers discovered an 84.1-meter Taiwania fir in Taiwan's remote mountains, the tallest known tree in East Asia. Using LiDAR mapping and field expeditions, they identified dense clusters of giant trees in carbon-rich ancient forests previously unknown to science.