Researchers uncover 'parallel universe' in tomato genetics
Apr 24, 2024, 2:00 pm By NULLIn a paper appearing in Science Advances, Michigan State University researchers have unraveled a…Diversity and productivity go branch-in-branch: Scientists share which forests can adapt to climate change
Apr 24, 2024, 2:00 pm By NULLClimate change can be characterized as the Grim Reaper or some other harbinger of dire times for…Evolutionary biologists show that the color variants of female cuckoos are based on ancient mutations
Apr 24, 2024, 2:00 pm By NULLEvery cuckoo is an adopted child—raised by foster parents, into whose nest the cuckoo mother…Australia's tall, wet forests were not open and park-like when colonists arrived—and we shouldn't be burning them
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Apr 24, 2024, 1:41 pm By NULLMalaria is a mosquito-borne disease caused by a parasite that spreads from bites of infected female…Sugar gums have a reputation as risky branch-droppers but they're important to bees, parrots and possums
Apr 24, 2024, 1:40 pm By NULLI had the good fortune to care for the sugar gum at The University of Melbourne's Burnley Gardens in…Most bees don't die after stinging—and other surprising bee facts
Apr 24, 2024, 1:30 pm By NULLMost of us have been stung by a bee and we know it's not much fun. But maybe we also felt a tinge of…The high and mighty Himalayas: A biodiversity hotbed facing significant challenges
Apr 24, 2024, 1:20 pm By NULLThe Himalayas are home to a vast diversity of species, consisting of 10,000 vascular plants, 979…International study produces a comprehensive 'tree of life' for flowering plants
Apr 24, 2024, 1:17 pm By NULLWith their own botanical collection material and their research knowledge on the evolution of…How evolution has optimized the magnetic sensor in birds
Apr 24, 2024, 1:13 pm By NULLMigratory birds are able to navigate and orientate with astonishing accuracy using various…Plan to kill Catalina Island deer using sharpshooters in copters is opposed by LA County
Apr 24, 2024, 12:57 pm By NULLA plan to kill all the mule deer on Catalina Island using aerial sharpshooters from helicopters was…Study suggests squirrels benefit late in life from a food boom that negates early-life adversity
Apr 24, 2024, 12:53 pm By NULLIf a person has a high-quality, late-life environment, it can mitigate the negative impact caused by…Testing how well biomarkers work: New fluorescence microscopy method can improve resolution down to the Ångström scale
Apr 24, 2024, 12:49 pm By NULLLMU researchers have developed a method to determine how reliably target proteins can be labeled…New study reveals how parasites shape complex food webs
Apr 24, 2024, 12:36 pm By NULLA new study published in Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences sheds light on how…New method makes finding bat roosts easier for conservationists
Apr 24, 2024, 11:51 am By NULLA new algorithm is making it easier for ecologists and conservationists to find bat roost…Enhanced CRISPR method enables stable insertion of large genes into the DNA of higher plants
Apr 24, 2024, 11:46 am By NULLScientists at the Leibniz Institute of Plant Biochemistry (IPB) have succeeded for the first time in…Reintroduced gray wolf found dead in Larimer County, Colorado
Apr 24, 2024, 11:40 am By NULLOne of 10 gray wolves reintroduced to Colorado in December was found dead in Larimer County, the…Giant virus discovered in wastewater treatment plant infects deadly parasite
Apr 24, 2024, 11:37 am By NULLThe single-celled organism Naegleria fowleri ranks among the deadliest human parasites. Researchers…Steelhead trout, once thriving in Southern California, are declared endangered
Apr 24, 2024, 11:20 am By NULLSouthern California's rivers and creeks once teemed with large, silvery fish that arrived from the…Illinois residents encouraged to destroy the eggs of invasive insects to slow spread
Apr 24, 2024, 11:17 am By NULLWhile Chicagoans were alarmed to learn the spotted lanternfly had been found in Illinois last year,…
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