An international team of researchers led by the University of Helsinki has revised the phylogeny of the Elapoidea, an important group of snakes. By doing so, they discovered a new family of snakes.
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13/02/2023
Scientists find a new family of snakes
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Reinout Verbeke
22/04/2022
Ten new species of predatory fish from Lake Edward
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Reinout VerbekeA team of Belgian researchers has described ten new species of small predatory fish from Lake Edward. Scientists have long suspected that this lake between the DR Congo and Uganda is home to exceptional fish diversity.
23/12/2021
Supergene turns spider into a ‘macho male’
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Reinout VerbekeBiologists from the Royal Belgian Institute of Natural Sciences found in a spider species that 'macho males' have an extra set of genes that is lacking in feminized males.
31/03/2021
New Population of Eastern Chimpanzees Discovered in Remote Congolese Mountain Forests
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Reinout VerbekeA Belgian-Congolese research team has discovered and documented a community of eastern chimpanzees in three small mountain forests in eastern Congo, near Lake Albert.
02/06/2020
Underneath The Feathers: Darker Bird Skin Protects Against UV Light
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Reinout VerbekeBiologists from the University of Ghent discovered that bird skin becomes darker towards the equator. Tanned skin protects birds from harmful UV light. This evolutionary pattern was already know for humans and reptiles.
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