Fatal lightning strikes in Ireland from newspaper records 1900–2024
Weather, EarlyView.This study presents a chronology of fatal lightning strikes in Ireland (1900–2024) derived from digitised newspaper archives. Analysis provides insights into the seasonality, location, victim activity and synoptic conditions (from Lamb weather types) of 94 fatal events causing 113 deaths.
Rory Moore, Conor Murphy, Rowan Fealy
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<i>Occallatibacter bavaricus</i> sp. nov., a new representative of the <i>Acidobacteriota</i> isolated from fen soils, reclassification of <i>Terracidiphilus gabretensis</i> as <i>Occallatibacter gabretensis</i> comb. nov. and emended description of the genus <i>Occallatibacter</i>. [PDF]
Int J Syst Evol MicrobiolHuber KJ +10 more
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Urban bats show dietary flexibility in aquatic arthropod consumption at urban and rural waterbodies
Wildlife Biology, EarlyView.Urban waterbodies are critical for biodiversity and provide feeding grounds for insectivorous bats. Yet, how urbanisation affects bats' food choices at urban waterbodies and the role of emergent aquatic arthropods remain poorly understood. We compared the diet of three urban bat species – Vespadelus vulturnus, Chalinolobus gouldii,and Myotis macropus –
Tanja M. Straka +7 more
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Autotrophic growth of <i>Thermus</i> sp. PS18 and its genomic determinants shed light on the autotrophic lifestyle and its evolution in the <i>Thermaceae</i> family. [PDF]
Front MicrobiolSokolova TG +6 more
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<i>Pseudidiomarina xizangensis</i> sp. nov. and <i>Terrihabitans aquatilis</i> sp. nov., isolated from LungmuCo lake in Xizang, with the reclassification of <i>Flaviflagellibacter deserti</i> as <i>Terrihabitans deserti</i> comb. nov. [PDF]
Int J Syst Evol MicrobiolLiu ZX +4 more
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Allochthonous chemical cues drive predation by a top carnivore
Functional Ecology, EarlyView.Read the free Plain Language Summary for this article on the Journal blog. Abstract Identifying the mechanisms by which mobile predators detect and select prey remains a central challenge in sensory biology and functional ecology. This study provides the first direct evidence that chemical cues associated with allochthonous organic matter (e.g.
Ryan P. Ferrer, Richard K. Zimmer
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Heterochronic transcription factor expression drives cone-dominant retina development in 13-lined ground squirrels. [PDF]
ElifeWeir K +11 more
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Mobile consumers influence the shoreward edge of intertidal seagrass ecosystems
Journal of Animal Ecology, EarlyView.Ecological paradigms suggest that the environmentally stressful edge of a habitat is determined by physical factors. The work finds that, counter to these paradigms, an environmentally stressful edge can also be impacted by biotic interactions and are more complex than suggested.
Stephanie R. Valdez +4 more
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Identification of hot spring Obelisk-like RNA replicons and expanded diversity of the Obelisk superfamily. [PDF]
Nat CommunUrayama SI +9 more
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Remnant Case Forms and Patterns of Syncretism in Early West Germanic
Transactions of the Philological Society, EarlyView.Abstract Early stages of the Old West Germanic languages differ from the other two branches, Gothic and Norse, by showing remnants of a fifth case in a‐ and ō‐stem nouns. The forms in question, which have the ending ‐i or ‐u, are conventionally labelled ‘instrumental’ and cover a range of functions, such as instrument, means, comitative and locative ...
Will Thurlwell
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