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Sat 7:30pm By NULLParasites take an enormous toll on human and veterinary health. But researchers may have found a way…Liked to death? The social media race for nature photos can trash ecosystems—or trigger rapid extinction
Sat 5:00pm By NULLHave you ever liked or shared a social media post about nature? It could have been a photo of a rare…Discovery of tiny bone sheds light on mysterious 'hobbit' humans
Sat 12:00pm By NULLThe discovery of a tiny arm bone suggests that an ancient human dubbed "hobbits" only shrank down to…135-million-year-old marine crocodile sheds light on Cretaceous life
Aug 9, 2024, 4:30 pm By NULLAn international team of scientists, including researchers from Germany and the UK, have described a…First map of vegetation across Antarctica reveals a battle for the continent's changing landscape
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Aug 9, 2024, 1:48 pm By NULLIn Brazil, a study compared two systems of organic product certification implemented in São Paulo…How farmers and tech teamed up to better test crops
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Aug 9, 2024, 12:10 pm By NULLMost of us learned about butterfly metamorphosis as a kid—a wriggly caterpillar molts its skin to…The molecular shield: How tea plants combat drought through protein phosphorylation
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Aug 9, 2024, 10:39 am By NULLAn international team of researchers discovered that coastal urban seagrass ecosystems can…Spectral measurements capable of estimating nutrient content of forest tree leaves
Aug 9, 2024, 10:30 am By NULLThe general health of forests can be estimated by the micro- and macronutrient content of tree…Upcycling spent coffee grounds by isolating Mannan-rich Holocellulose nanofibers
Aug 9, 2024, 10:27 am By NULLAlong with all the coffee we drink every day, over 6 million tons of spent coffee grounds are…Protected Designation of Origin cheeses and milks harbor startling microbial diversity
Aug 9, 2024, 10:27 am By NULLProtected Designation of Origin (PDO) is an EU labeling scheme that guarantees the authentic…Blueprint for blueberry improvement: Genetic and epigenetic discoveries
Aug 9, 2024, 9:59 am By NULLBlueberries, part of the Vaccinium genus, are renowned for their nutritional benefits and increasing…Unlocking the potential of rapeseed: CRISPR edits for hybrid efficiency
Aug 9, 2024, 9:48 am By NULLHybrid production in rapeseed faces several significant challenges, primarily due to the…3D laser printing with bioinks from microalgae
Aug 9, 2024, 9:47 am By NULLMicroalgae such as the diatom Odontella aurita and the green alga Tetraselmis striata are especially…
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