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Europa’s buried ocean has made it one of the most exciting places to search for life beyond Earth. However, new calculations suggest its seafloor may be calm, cold, and largely inactive, with littl... Read more Europa’s buried ocean has made it one of the most exciting places to search for life beyond Earth. However, new calculations suggest its seafloor may be calm, cold, and largely inactive, with little energy to support living organisms. Unlike Jupiter’s volcanic moon Io, Europa experiences weaker tidal forces that fail to drive underwater geology. The ocean may exist, but it could be a very quiet place. Show less

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Global terrestrial biodiversity hotspots are among the most ecologically important regions on Earth. These 36 regions, which occupy only 2.5% of the planet's land surface, support nearly half of al... Read more Global terrestrial biodiversity hotspots are among the most ecologically important regions on Earth. These 36 regions, which occupy only 2.5% of the planet's land surface, support nearly half of all plant species and more than one-third of terrestrial vertebrates. Show less

 Cavernacmella dentata  Fukuda, Sawada & Kameda,in Sawada, Kameda et Fukuda. 2025. DOI: doi.org/10.1080/13235818.2025.2592643  x.com/SocStudMollDivA... Read more  Cavernacmella dentata  Fukuda, Sawada & Kameda,in Sawada, Kameda et Fukuda. 2025. DOI: doi.org/10.1080/13235818.2025.2592643  x.com/SocStudMollDivABSTRACTCavernacmella dentata Fukuda, Sawada & Kameda, n. sp. is described from the inside of the Sekigahara Limestone Cave, Gifu Prefecture, central Honshū, Japan. The new species is unique in the genus and the Assimineidae in having a strong fold on the parietal lip of the aperture, but according to its internal anatomy and a molecular phylogenetic analysis it is a member of Cavernacmella Habe, 1942.KEYWORDS: Cavernicolous species, endemism, Gifu Prefecture, land snail, new species, subterranean, taxonomy, troglobiont  Cavernacmella dentata n. sp. A, shell of holotype (OMNH-Mo 42707); B, shell of paratype (OMNH-Mo 42708); C, shell of paratype, juvenile (OMNH-Mo 42709); D, live individual at the type locality.Cavernacmella dentata Fukuda, Sawada & Kameda, n. sp.Etymology: The species epithet dentata (Latin) means ‘toothed’ and refers to the strong fold on the parietal lip of the present new species.Naoto Sawada, Yuichi Kameda and Hiroshi Fukuda. 2025. Cavernacmella dentata n. sp. (Caenogastropoda: Truncatelloidea: Assimineidae) endemic to the Sekigahara Limestone Cave, central Honshū, Japan. Molluscan Research. DOI: doi.org/10.1080/13235818.2025.2592643 [17 Dec 2025] x.com/SocStudMollDiv/status/2001582539912458551岐阜県関ケ原鍾乳洞に固有の新種セキガハラゴマオカチグサ (新生腹足類: クビキレガイ上科: カワザンショウ科)和文摘要 (JAPANESE ABSTRACT): 岐阜県関ケ原鍾乳洞内部から新種 Cavernacmella dentata Fukuda, Sawada and Kameda, n. sp. セキガハラゴマオカチグサを記載する。この新種は殻口内唇に強いパリエタル歯をもつ点でカワザンショウ科全体でも比類がないが, 内部形態および分子系統解析の結果は Cavernacmella Habe, Citation1942 ゴマオカチグサ属の一員であることを示している。 Show less

Running fights junk food’s mental toll—healing the gut, balancing hormones, and protecting the brain. Scientists led by Professor Yvonne Nolan at University College Cork and APC Microbiome Ireland,... Read more Running fights junk food’s mental toll—healing the gut, balancing hormones, and protecting the brain. Scientists led by Professor Yvonne Nolan at University College Cork and APC Microbiome Ireland, a world leading Research Ireland Centre, have identified key metabolic pathways that explain how exercise helps counter the harmful behavioral effects of a Western-style cafeteria diet. Published [...] Show less

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 (A) Dicnecidia narathiwatensis Thonongtor & Pinkaew; (B, C) D. fumidana  Kuznetzov, 1997in Thonongtor et Pinkaew, 2025. DOI: doi.org/10.5... Read more  (A) Dicnecidia narathiwatensis Thonongtor & Pinkaew; (B, C) D. fumidana  Kuznetzov, 1997in Thonongtor et Pinkaew, 2025. DOI: doi.org/10.58837/tnh.25.1.268382 AbstractDicnecidia narathiwatensis Thonongtor and Pinkaew sp. nov. is described based on a single male specimen from Narathiwat Province, southernmost Thailand. In addition, D. fumidana Kuznetzov, 1997, previously recorded only from Vietnam, is recorded for the first time from Thailand and Laos. Illustrations of adults and genitalia are provided. The discovery of the new species increases the total number of described Dicnecidia to four.Keywords: Eucosmini, Dicnecidia, new species, new record, Narathiwat ProvinceWing pattern of Dicnecidia spp.A. D. narathiwatensis sp. nov., male (holotype). B. D. fumidana, male (np12791). C. D. fumidana, female (np10188). Scale bars = 2 mm.Head of Dicnecidia spp.A. D. narathiwatensis sp. nov., male (holotype). B. D. fumidana, male (np12794). C.  D. fumidana, female (np10188).Phawin Thonongtor and Nantasak Pinkaew. 2025. Addition a New Species of Dicnecidia Diakonoff, 1982 (Lepidoptera: Tortricidae: Olethreutinae) from Thailand and a New Record of the Genus from Thailand and Laos. Tropical Natural History. 25(1); 87-94. DOI: doi.org/10.58837/tnh.25.1.268382 (Oct. 2025)   Show less