Plant defense following the iron-maiden principle
Calcium phosphate is a typical component of animal teeth. It has recently been shown that plants of the rock nettle family also use this...
Life in marine driftwood: The case of driftwood specialist talitrids
The rare and difficult-to-sample driftwood talitrids, also called driftwood hoppers, have been reviewed. Scientists noq link these crustaceans' trend to small size (dwarfism) to...
No rest for weary canola plants
Plants don't sleep like humans do -- but just like some people don't rest well in the heat, some plants don't either. The canola...
How plants form their seeds
Vegetable, fruit, or grain -- the majority of our food results from plant reproduction. Researchers have now discovered the key to how plants regulate...
Isolating blood-feeding and non-biting genes in mosquitoes
Researchers have taken the first step on a path that eventually could result in female mosquitoes that no longer bite and spread diseases. A...
New insight into ‘immortal’ plant cells
A new study has revealed an undiscovered reprogramming mechanism that allows plants to maintain fitness down the generations.
Mysterious new seafloor species sheds light on early animal evolution
Researchers have described a new species of the enigmatic marine worm Xenoturbella, named Xenoturbella japonica. Two specimens of this new species were dredged from...
How fungi helped create life as we know it
Today our world is visually dominated by animals and plants, but this world would not have been possible without fungi, say scientists.
Potato blight’s chemical attack mechanism explained
Researchers have deciphered the workings of a cytolytic toxin, which is produced by some of the world’s most devastating crop diseases. The Cytolysin is...
Researchers shine a spotlight on illegal wild orchid trade
Large-scale commercial trade of wild orchids is a pressing, but little-recognized conservation problem, according to researchers.
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Gorillas, rhinos, lions and more will soon become extinct without immediate action
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Named for 'el diablo' himself, a new and extremely rare orchid species reveals a wicked heart.
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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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10 magical places saved by endangered species
In our efforts to save animals at risk of extinction, we've saved some extraordinary places as well.
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