Gogarten wondered whether eDNA floating in the air might also settle on leaves to be collected by passing researchers with simple ... team found animal DNA from a plethora of vertebrate genera and ...

It aimed to determine the species composition in a specific area using simple ... animal DNA is in the air all around us, perhaps it settles and gets stuck to sticky surfaces like leaves. The ...

A 100-year-old woman woke in the middle of the night to find a rare rainforest animal cuddled up on her ... can turn their feet backwards, making it easy for them to run in both directions.

The rainforest is a feast for the senses. From the loud hum of insects and calls from birds and other animals to the earthy aroma from the forever dampened soil — researchers who spend time in this ...

The animal was small and rodent-like, hopping across elevated sections of the rest-stop. The critter was identified as a kinkajou, a carnivorous rainforest animal in the same family as the raccoon.

“Hello from our friendly Kinkajou! What’s that you say? It’s a nocturnal rainforest animal,” the DOT wrote. “Why was it at our east Selah Creek Rest Area over the wknd? We have no ...