Trump condemns the United States to scientific and technological underdevelopment

NSF stops funding for new and ongoing projects

NSF budget will be reduced by 55% next year

Long-term cuts could reduce GDP by 7.6%

Los traventinos son formaciones geológicas formadas por acumulación de carbonato de calcio en un proceso milenario
Esta montaña está hecha de traventinos
No es sal, ni de hielo, sino piedra caliza
Turquía, Pamukkale

4/7 This scan-CT shows the new species, Caecilia truncata
It was discovered hidden in the collections of the QCAZ Museum in Quito and then in the Candé Reserve of the Jocotoco foundation
It is closely related to C. volcani, from Panama, but its genetics confirm that it is a different species

3/7 This discovery was possible thanks to the use of DNA, scans-CT and morphology The scans-CT revealed characteristics never seen before of these animals This skull shows huge fangs in double rows, in both jaws The caecilias are predators of worms and other underground animals

2/7 🐍❌ Cecilias are not snakes. Although they may seem so, these fascinating creatures are amphibians adapted to underground life. Without legs, with moist skin and skin breathing, they are one of the least known groups of vertebrate animals. This is an Amazonian species.

1/7 🌿 Exciting news from the Ecuadorian Chocó! For the first time in 50 years, we describe two new species of caecilias from Ecuador (gen. Caecilia) The new species have extraordinary characteristics, as can be seen in this video