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Feb 3, 2025, 12:01 pm By NULLNorth Carolina State University researchers continue to push the field of plant disease diagnosis…Grasslands study finds increasing fertilizer use drastically reduces the number of flowers and insects
Feb 3, 2025, 11:56 am By NULLA new study by researchers at the University of Sussex and Rothamsted Research published on Jan. 20…Green is the new black: Study sheds light on reforestation and post-fire recovery
Feb 3, 2025, 11:06 am By NULLPost-fire tree planting significantly accelerates forest recovery in burned areas, increasing…Octopuses have some of the oldest known sex chromosomes, study finds
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Feb 3, 2025, 11:00 am By NULLRice cultivation is responsible for around 12% of global methane emissions, and these emissions are…Scientists discover how cyst nematodes attack sugar beet crops
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Feb 3, 2025, 10:19 am By NULLYerba mate, along with tea and coffee, is one of the world's most popular caffeinated beverages.…California's monarch butterfly population plummets
Feb 3, 2025, 9:25 am By NULLThe Western population of the monarch butterfly has declined to a near-record low with fewer than…Global warming makes French reservoir a winter resort for migrating cranes
Feb 3, 2025, 4:20 am By NULLThe Lac du Der was once just a passing glimpse for hundreds of thousands of cranes flying from…American bald eagles are having a moment, ecologically and culturally
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Jan 31, 2025, 4:06 pm By NULLRat infestation in many world cities appears to be soaring, especially in Washington, and a new…
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