Hollow trees host massive moth slumber parties
Moths are generally loners. So, when a lepidopterist spotted a dozen glossy black Idia moths inside a hollow tree, he made a mental note....
Fertilizer destroys plant microbiome’s ability to protect against disease
Despite enthusiasm for spraying probiotics on crops to ensure healthy microbiomes, little is known about what a healthy above-ground biome, or phyllosphere, looks like....
Archeological plant remains point to southwest Amazonia as crop domestication center
The remains of domesticated crop plants at an archaeological site in southwest Amazonia supports the idea that this was an important region in the...
Agricultural and urban habitat drive long-term bird population changes
Land use changes are a major driver of species declines, but in addition to the habitat to which they're best adapted, many bird species...
Amphibians face many challenges in Brazilian rain forest
Deforestation remains the biggest threat to animals that call the rain forest 'home.' However, even measured, sensible development projects can have unforeseen effects because...
Rise of the grasshoppers: New analysis redraws evolutionary tree for major insect family
Thanks to a decade-long analysis of grasshoppers' genetic relationships, scientists now have the clearest picture yet of the evolutionary pathways grasshoppers have followed to...
Ancient people farmed the Amazon 4,500 years ago … and they did it better...
The jungle wasn't untouched rainforest after all.
Houseplants could one day monitor home health
A student from two unrelated disciplines -- plant sciences and architectural design -- explore the future of houseplants as aesthetically pleasing and functional sirens...
New insights into plants’ conquest of land
The ancestors of land plants were string-like (2D), aquatic green algae that looked very different from the three-dimensional (3D), upright stems and leaves of...
Sudden cold weather may increase stroke mortality
Study conducted in Southern Hemisphere's subtropical zone detects correlation between drop in temperature and rise in deaths from stroke, especially among women and older...
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