Machine learning helps predict worldwide plant-conservation priorities
A new approach uses data analytics and machine learning to predict the conservation status of more than 150,000 plants worldwide. Results suggest that more...
Plant cells inherit knowledge of where’s up and where’s down from mother cell
Knowing which way is up and which way is down is important for all living beings. For plants, which grow roots into the soil...
Lizards adapt to invasive fire ants, reversing geographical patterns of lizard traits
Some lizards in the eastern U.S. have adapted to invasive fire ants -- which can bite, sting, and kill lizards -- reversing geographical trends...
Fossil algae reveal 500 million years of climate change
Scientists have succeeded in developing a new indicator (proxy) of ancient CO2 levels, using the organic molecule phytane, a debris product of chlorophyll. This...
Why do some plants live fast and die young?
Researchers have discovered why some plants 'live fast and die young' whilst others have long and healthy lives.
Climate change poses significant threat to nutritional benefits of oysters
The nutritional qualities of shellfish could be significantly reduced by future ocean acidification and warming, a new study suggests.
Microplastics pollution in Falklands as high as UK
The first study to investigate microplastics around Ascension Island and the Falkland Islands -- two of the most remote locations in the South Atlantic...
Waterhemp’s metabolic resistance to topramezone
Corn naturally tolerates certain herbicides, detoxifying the chemicals before they can cause harm. It's what allows farmers to spray fields with the class of...
The warm and loving tegu lizard becomes a genetic resource
Researchers have sequenced the genome of the tegu, Salvator merianae: a lizard that has taken an evolutionary step toward warm-bloodedness. It is also a...
Bee gene study sheds light on risks to hives
Efforts to protect the UK's native honey bees could be helped by research that maps their entire genetic make-up.
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