Soybean rust study will allow breeders to tailor resistant varieties to local pathogens
Midwestern growers don't worry much about soybean rust, but the fungal disease has been popping up at the end of the growing season nearly...
Tiny mite takes a major bite out of New York honeybee population, threatens fruit...
A tiny mite is causing major problems for New York's honeybee population and is threatening the fruit and vegetable crops that are a major...
Potentially lethal parasite rat lungworm found throughout Florida
Researchers have found rat lungworm, a parasitic nematode that can cause meningitis in humans and animals, in five Florida counties.
Reptile skin grown in lab for first time, helps study endangered turtle disease
Scientists recently reconstructed the skin of endangered green turtles, marking the first time that skin of a non-mammal was successfully engineered in a laboratory,...
Dune ecosystem modelling
Acacia longifolia, which is native to Australia, is a species which was cultivated in Portugal primarily to stabilize dunes and as an ornamental plant;...
Australian origin likely for iconic New Zealand tree
Ancestors of the iconic New Zealand Christmas Tree, Phutukawa, may have originated in Australia, new fossil research suggests.
Biologist develops new method to calculate populations of elusive species
An innovative new method of estimating the density of snake populations without employing the capture-mark-recapture technique has been created by a biologist.
Pollinator extinctions alter structure of ecological networks
The absence of a single dominant bumblebee species from an ecosystem disrupts foraging patterns among a broad range of remaining pollinators in the system...
Small variations in breeding pools make for big differences in Yosemite toad use
The Yosemite toad (Anaxyrus canorus) is a rare species found exclusively in California's Sierra Nevada. While its range encompasses hundreds of miles, spanning five...
African plant extract offers new hope for Alzheimer’s
A plant extract used for centuries in traditional medicine in Nigeria could form the basis of a new drug to treat Alzheimer's disease, researchers...