The origin of stem cells
Freiburg plant biologist Prof. Dr. Thomas Laux and his research group have published an article in the journal Developmental Cell presenting initial findings on...
New light shed on demise of two extinct New Zealand songbirds
They may not have been seen for the past 50 and 110 years, but an international study into their extinction has provided answers to...
Particle phase chemistry enables soot to better seed clouds
Particle phase photochemical oxidation of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons on soot can produce substantial amount of highly unsaturated and oxygenated organic aerosol. That changes soot...
RNA breakthrough creates crops that can grow 50 percent more potatoes, rice
A new RNA breakthrough is allowing plants to yield dramatically more crops and increase drought tolerance, which could have an impact on food scarcity...
This might be the coolest photo of a farm you'll ever see
When Brazilian farmer Ernst Gotsch bought 1,200 acres of completely deforested land on the edge of the rainforest in 1984, it was known as...
The secret life of cloud droplets
Do water droplets cluster inside clouds? Researchers confirm two decades of theory with an airborne imaging instrument.
Asian hornet to colonize UK within 2 decades without action
The yellow legged or Asian hornet -- a voracious predator of honey bees and other beneficial insects -- could rapidly colonize the UK unless...
Monarch butterfly parasitoids brough to light by citizen science
Scientists now know more than ever about the flies that attack monarch butterfly caterpillars, thanks to citizen science. Since 1999, volunteers participating in the...
Espresso envy: how the coffee borer survives caffeine overdoses
Caffeine has long been a favorite of toxicologists, both for the jolt of focus needed to read long scientific treatises and for its unique...
Evolutionary ecology could benefit beekeepers battling diseases
A review paper draws on scientific studies to recommend ways to reduce honeybee disease impacts, such as limiting the mixing of bees between colonies...
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