First discovery of adventive populations of Trissolcus japonicus
Researchers used DNA analysis to confirm the wasp - which is native to China, Japans and Korea - was found in Switzerland in 2017.
With a little help from their friends
A new study shows that plant-associated bacteria protect their hosts by competing with harmful filamentous microbes for access to plant roots.
Bee diversity and richness decline as anthropogenic activity increases, scientists confirm
Researchers compared wild bee communities in the tropical dry forest of Mexico living in three habitat conditions: preserved vegetation, agricultural sites and urbanized areas.
Monitoring air pollution after Hurricane Maria
When Hurricane Maria struck Puerto Rico on Sept. 20, 2017, the storm devastated the island's electrical grid, leaving many people without power for months....
The when, where and what of air pollutant exposure
Scientists have linked air pollution with many health conditions including asthma, heart disease, lung cancer and premature death. Among air pollutants, fine particulate matter...
How plants cope with stress
With climate change comes drought, and with drought comes higher salt concentrations in the soil. Scientists have identified a mechanism by which plants respond...
High levels of previously unsuspected pollutant uncovered in homes, environment
Scientists have found high levels of a previously unsuspected pollutant in homes, in an electronic waste recycling facility and in the natural environment. People...
Coal power plant regulations neglect a crucial pollutant
Researchers determine that particle-forming sulfur dioxide is the most damaging pollutant from Texas' coal-fired power plants that lack equipment to scrub emissions.
UK bumblebee population trends
Data collected by volunteers to assess the country's changing bumblebee populations have been analyzed in a new way for the first time -- and...
Bioactive novel compounds from endangered tropical plant species
Biologists have isolated 17 secondary metabolites, including three novel compounds from the valuable endangered tropical plant species Alangium longiflorum. A newly isolated compound, 8-hydroxytubulosine,...
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He's given a whole new meaning to "poached eggs."
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Rare blindcat found in US, could prove water-filled caves connect Texas and Mexico
The extremely rare cave-dwelling albino fish with no eyes, the Mexican blindcat, has previously only been known to exist in Mexico.
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