Signs of wear on mosasaurs' teeth show they were picky eaters who liked seafood
Nov 9, 2023, 5:00 am By NULLThe cradle of paleontology—the study of fossil remains of animals and plants—lies in the…Endangered Galapagos tortoises suffer from human waste: Study
Nov 9, 2023, 4:36 am By NULLEndangered giant Galapagos tortoises continue to swallow plastic and other human waste despite a ban…Forests with multiple tree species are 70% more effective as carbon sinks than monoculture forests, study finds
Nov 9, 2023, 12:00 am By NULLTo slow the effects of climate change, conserve biodiversity, and meet the sustainable development…'Alien' wasps thriving in tropical forests, study finds
Nov 8, 2023, 4:55 pm By NULLResearchers say they have discovered a high diversity of Darwin wasps in a tropical rainforest in…Researchers hunt for hard-to-spot genetic links to improve crop and livestock breeding
Nov 8, 2023, 4:54 pm By NULLWhen a hurricane-like derecho knocked down corn plants across Iowa in August 2020, it was…Single gene controls Corn Belt weed's resistance to soil-applied herbicide, study finds
Nov 8, 2023, 4:34 pm By NULLWaterhemp, the aggressive weed threatening Corn Belt crop production, is throwing curveballs once…Zen and the art of mitochondrial maintenance: The machinery of death makes a healthier life
Nov 8, 2023, 4:20 pm By NULLWhile we all aspire for a long lifespan, what is most coveted is a long period of vigor and health,…'Superbugs' with hypervirulence and carbapenem resistance in Klebsiella pneumoniae
Nov 8, 2023, 3:46 pm By NULLA new bacterial threat, the carbapenem-resistant hypervirulent Klebsiella pneumoniae (CR-hvKP), is…For beginning nontraditional farmers, stress is a constant: Study
Nov 8, 2023, 2:55 pm By NULLFarming is already a stressful occupation, but the stress is compounded for nontraditional beginning…For freshwaters, these pets are high-risk invasive species
Nov 8, 2023, 2:39 pm By NULLUnwanted pets are often released as soon as they become a nuisance. Not just dogs and cats, but also…Assessing the sustainability of trade in wild-harvested plants
Nov 8, 2023, 2:10 pm By NULLA method for assessing the sustainability of the wild-harvested plant trade has been demonstrated…Mountain goats seek snow to shake off insects, finds study
Nov 8, 2023, 2:09 pm By NULLLosing summer snow patches may hit mountain goats hard, according to a study that suggests that…A fifth of European Red List flora and fauna species may be at risk of extinction
Nov 8, 2023, 2:00 pm By NULLA new analysis of 14,669 threatened species of plants and animals found in Europe reveals that about…Genetic analysis shows head lice evolution mirrors human migration and colonization in the Americas
Nov 8, 2023, 2:00 pm By NULLA new analysis of lice genetic diversity suggests that lice came to the Americas twice—once during…How animals get their stripes and spots
Nov 8, 2023, 2:00 pm By NULLNature has no shortage of patterns, from spots on leopards to stripes on zebras and hexagons on…Temperature increase triggers viral infection: Research maps what happens on an atomic level
Nov 8, 2023, 1:39 pm By NULLResearchers at Lund University, together with colleagues at the NIST Synchrotron Facility in the…How do bacteria actually become resistant to antibiotics?
Nov 8, 2023, 1:20 pm By NULL"What doesn't kill me makes me stronger," originally coined by Friedrich Nietzsche in 1888, is a…Baby dolphins found to receive high doses of persistent organic pollutants from their mothers' milk
Nov 8, 2023, 12:39 pm By NULLA team of marine biologists from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, working with a…The metabolism of bacteria: New method reveals host-microbe interactions
Nov 8, 2023, 11:54 am By NULLThe fascinating world of bacteria that live as symbionts or parasites in animal hosts often remains…Identifying a silicon transporter to improve the yield of rice
Nov 8, 2023, 11:45 am By NULLSilicon (Si) is abundant in terrestrial environments and accounts for 0.1% to 10% of a plant's dry…
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