Studies have shown that both carbon dioxide (CO2) and octenol (1-octen-3-ol) are effective attractants for mosquitoes. The objective of the present study was to evaluate the attractiveness of ...

A remarkably well-preserved fossilized remains of an ancient ocean apex predator have been discovered on the Jurassic Coast of Dorset in southwest England. According to the BBC, these remains ...

Being a small bear, this species would only have weighed around 100 lbs (45 kg). A. C. Tatarinov / Wikimedia Commons / CC BY-SA 3.0 Ursus rossicus was a species of cave bear from the Pleistocene era ...

It became evident that these vertebrae closely resembled those of the Pliosaurus species or a related animal. Pliosaurus rossicus by Radim Holiš is licensed under CC BY-SA 3.0. Through detailed ...

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During the late Pleistocene Epoch, small cave bears (Ursus rossicus) dwelled in caverns throughout Northern Eurasia. Around the same time, caves were also inhabited by Homo sapiens hunters who ...

Among the bones was the skull of a small cave bear, Ursus rossicus. Based on a narrow, oblong hole found in the animal’s skull, the team determined the ancient bear was likely killed by a human ...

That list also includes some birds nesting in the reserve, among them the willow ptarmigan (Lagopus lagopus rossicus), the osprey (Pandion haliaetus), the eagle owl and the azure tit (Parus cyanus).

That list also includes some birds nesting in the reserve, among them the willow ptarmigan (Lagopus lagopus rossicus), the osprey (Pandion haliaetus), the eagle owl and the azure tit (Parus cyanus).