'Inert' ingredients in pesticides may be more toxic to bees than scientists thought
Dec 5, 2023, 12:39 pm By NULLBees help pollinate over a third of the world's crops, contributing an estimated US$235 billion to…Securing the global food supply despite EU regulations
Dec 5, 2023, 12:26 pm By NULLResearchers at the University of Bayreuth have compiled information to help political…Why iconic trees are so important to us—and how replacing those that fall is often complicated
Dec 5, 2023, 12:16 pm By NULLAn ancient kola tree has been cut down in southern Ghana. Local tradition held that the tree had…A forestry scientist explains how to choose the most sustainable Christmas tree, no matter what it's made of
Dec 5, 2023, 11:54 am By NULLEvery year, Americans buy somewhere between 35 million and 50 million Christmas trees, and many more…New study finds that male pathology in songbirds drives avian epidemic dynamics
Dec 5, 2023, 11:33 am By NULLNew findings by biological sciences researchers at the University of Arkansas indicate that males…How a thumb-sized climate migrant with a giant crab claw is disrupting the Northeast's Great Marsh ecosystem
Dec 5, 2023, 11:26 am By NULLNine years ago, I stood on the muddy banks of the Great Marsh, a salt marsh an hour north of Boston,…Research shows how important protein keeps our cell membranes in balance
Dec 5, 2023, 11:10 am By NULLLipids are the main constituents of our cell membranes, which are formed as lipid bilayers. The…'Shocking' discovery: Electricity from electric eels may transfer genetic material to nearby animals
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Dec 5, 2023, 11:06 am By NULLResearchers have uncovered the intricate molecular mechanism used by parasitic phytoplasma bacteria,…Using machine learning to identify microbiota patterns important for plant protection
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Dec 5, 2023, 11:00 am By NULLResearchers report December 5 in the journal Neuron that mice display behavior that resembles…BF23 bacteriophage study reveals that viruses can cope with bacterial restriction and modification
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Dec 5, 2023, 10:27 am By NULLIn November 2023, BioDesign Research published a perspective article titled "Ice Cores as a Source…How a pathogenic bacterium uses molecular mimicry to compromise a cell's protein building factory
Dec 5, 2023, 10:04 am By NULLThe central dogma of molecular biology postulates that the information packets encoded within the…Circadian stress response provides an insight into metabolic communication via the mitochondrial epigenome
Dec 5, 2023, 10:03 am By NULLWho needs science fiction when you have the mitochondria? Billions of years ago, early plant and…New enzyme allows CRISPR technologies to accurately target almost all human genes
Dec 5, 2023, 9:02 am By NULLA team of engineers at Duke University have developed a method to broaden the reach of CRISPR…No lettuce for Florida manatees this winter: Experts end feeding trial after two years
Dec 5, 2023, 8:50 am By NULLFor the past two winters, Florida wildlife biologists have experimented hand-feeding lettuce to…Study proposes new explanation for California anchovy booms and busts
Dec 5, 2023, 5:00 am By NULLNew research from Scripps and NOAA scientists has discovered ecological correlations that could help…Green turtles fight to survive against Pakistan's urban sprawl
Dec 5, 2023, 4:35 am By NULLAgainst the backdrop of the mega port city of Karachi, choked with traffic and construction, four…Wellington welcomes first wild-born kiwi chicks in a century
Dec 5, 2023, 4:33 am By NULLConservationists in New Zealand celebrated on Tuesday after discovering that kiwi chicks had been…
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