OA week 2024 – The importance of Society journals
What is Open Access?It’s Open Access Week!Open Access (OA), when applied to peer reviewed research, means that content is free to access by anyone, without the need to pay. Importantly, it also means that it is free to distribute and reuse under some form of creative commons licence. This contrasts with subscription content, which is generally behind a paywall, with…
Fossil sawfly discovery 16 million years in the making
A new exceptionally preserved sawfly fossil (Hymenoptera: Pergidae) and an evaluation of its utility for divergence time estimation and biogeography, the find is the first of its kind in Australia, and sheds new light on the co-evolution of insects and toxic plants.CSIRO research scientist Dr Juanita Rodriguez and Dr Michael Frese, from the University of Canberra. © Jon Lewis, CSIROA…
Insects from the bodies of illegally hunted rhinoceros may provide valuable forensic information
Post-mortem interval determinations using insects collected from illegally hunted and dehorned rhinoceros in the Republic of South Africa from 2014 to 2021.PRESS RELEASE 10/09/2024A total of 6684 rhinoceros were poached in South Africa during 2014 to 2021.Insect evidence collected from 19 poached rhinoceros was analysed by the Forensic Entomology laboratory of the South African Police Service. Six species of dipterans…
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