Ash Dieback: Better news for European ash trees
For the past decade the outlook has been gloomy for European ash trees devastated by ash dieback and facing the threat of more invasive...
Insulin can increase mosquitoes’ immunity to West Nile virus
A discovery has the potential to inhibit the spread of West Nile virus as well as Zika and dengue viruses. The researchers demonstrated that...
Ant expert discovers newly emergent species in his backyard
A global ant expert has traveled the world documenting and discovering ant species. But for his latest discovery, he didn't need to go any...
Evolutionary diversity is associated with Amazon forest productivity
An international team of researchers have revealed for the first time that Amazon forests with the greatest evolutionary diversity are the most productive.
How the Zika virus can spread
The spread of infectious diseases such as Zika depends on many different factors. Researchers were able to generate reliable maps for the transmission risk...
Gimme shelter: Seven new leech species call freshwater mussels home
The frequent presence of leeches with a hidden lifestyle in the mantle cavity of freshwater mussels has been recorded since the second half of...
Gimme shelter: Seven new leech species call freshwater mussels home
The frequent presence of leeches with a hidden lifestyle in the mantle cavity of freshwater mussels has been recorded since the second half of...
Invasive blue catfish can tolerate high salinities
A new study warns that blue catfish -- an invasive species in several Chesapeake Bay tributaries -- tolerate salinities higher than most freshwater fishes,...
Critical protein that could unlock West Nile/Zika virus treatments identified
Scientists have identified a protein that is critical in controlling replication of West Nile and Zika viruses -- and could be important for developing...
Infectious cancer in mussels spread across the Atlantic
An infectious cancer that originated in 1 species of mussel growing in the Northern Hemisphere has spread to related mussels in South America and...
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