Scientists find good places to grow long-spined sea urchins, a starting point to restore 'the lawn mowers of the reefs'
Sep 13, 2023, 4:37 pm By NULLScientists call long-spined sea urchins "the lawn mowers of the reefs" because they eat algae that…Surveying public support for plans to combat nutrient depletion in a large inland sea
Sep 13, 2023, 4:22 pm By NULLHuman activities can drastically alter the nutrient balance in ecosystems, causing long-lasting…One of the oldest land plant lineages, clubmosses (Selaginella), re-classified
Sep 13, 2023, 4:19 pm By NULLClubmosses (Selaginella sensu lato) emerged over 383 million years ago in the Devonian Period,…Optimizing cacao pollination for higher yields
Sep 13, 2023, 3:26 pm By NULLA research team including Ingolf Steffan-Dewenter's Department of Animal Ecology and Tropical…Owners of cats on vegan diets report healthier pets than owners of meat-eating cats
Sep 13, 2023, 2:00 pm By NULLIn a survey of cat owners, those who fed their cats vegan diets tended to report better health…Wolves and dogs appear to remember where people hid food
Sep 13, 2023, 2:00 pm By NULLIn a study involving several wolves and dogs, both animals performed better at finding hidden food…Researchers publish first full DNA map of the endangered butternut
Sep 13, 2023, 1:50 pm By NULLButternuts are soft and oily, with a light walnut flavor that lingers on the tongue. But few…Jihadist groups threaten the conservation of a key west African world heritage site, researcher says
Sep 13, 2023, 1:40 pm By NULLBurkina Faso, Benin and Niger share a biosphere reserve known as the WAP complex (W-Arly-Pendjari),…European bumblebee populations projected to plummet
Sep 13, 2023, 1:08 pm By NULLPopulations of European bumblebees are projected to fall drastically in the coming decades due to…Scientists explain a glitch in the (extracellular) matrix
Sep 13, 2023, 12:42 pm By NULLThrough an electron microscope they may look like the giant sandworms from Dune, but C. elegans…Revealing the secrets of protein evolution using the AlphaFold database
Sep 13, 2023, 12:36 pm By NULLBy developing an efficient way to compare all predicted protein structures in the AlphaFold…Understanding how cells avoid obstacles while navigating complex environments
Sep 13, 2023, 12:23 pm By NULLImagine a dark room packed full of furniture. Now imagine moving through it to get to the other…Study finds more Texas owls are testing positive for rat poisons
Sep 13, 2023, 12:11 pm By NULLNew research suggests that owls in Texas have high rates of anticoagulant rodenticides (AR)—blood…Researchers unveil comprehensive database of published microbial signatures
Sep 13, 2023, 11:36 am By NULLA new study published by researchers from the CUNY Institute for Implementation Science in…Six decades of plankton decline sparks call to protect the foundation of the marine food web
Sep 13, 2023, 11:35 am By NULLThe decline in plankton abundance in the North East Atlantic over the past six decades should serve…Palm cockatoos whittle twigs to make drumsticks for tapping on tree limbs
Sep 13, 2023, 11:30 am By NULLA pair of biologists at Australian National University, working with one colleague from the…A novel approach for removing microplastics from water
Sep 13, 2023, 11:13 am By NULLA new study led by Texas A&M AgriLife Research has identified what may be a novel biological…Mysterious family of microbial proteins hijack crops' cellular plumbing
Sep 13, 2023, 11:00 am By NULLMany of the bacteria that ravage crops and threaten our food supply use a common strategy to cause…Protected nature reserves alone are insufficient for reversing biodiversity loss, researchers say
Sep 13, 2023, 10:53 am By NULLBiodiversity is dwindling at a rapid pace across the globe. As one key remedy, we are protecting…New species of spiny mouse discovered in rainforest
Sep 13, 2023, 10:45 am By NULLA new species of spiny mouse has been discovered in Ecuador, making it the 14th of its genus to be…
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