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...
Mathematical biology tackles destructive plant virus
Plant diseases pose a serious threat to global food security, especially in developing countries, where millions of people depend on consuming what they harvest.
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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...
Birds of all feathers work together to hunt when army ants march
When army ants move out, a new study found that, instead of chasing each other away, birds work together to follow the column and...
150-year records gap on Sulawesi ends with five new species in the world’s largest...
Coming 150 years after the last description from Sulawesi, five new species from the world's largest genus of trees, Syzygium, highlight the extent of...
New approach to unlock the genetic potential of plant cell wall
Researchers from the University of York and the Quadram Institute have unlocked the genetic secrets of plant cell walls, which could help improve the...
Muscle fibers alone can’t explain sex differences in bird song
Male birds tend to be better singers than females -- but does the basis for this difference lie in the brain or in the...
Charred flowers and the fossil record
Figure 1 from Hudspith and Belcher: Grayscale photographs of post-burn residues containing char and ash from flowers and associated vegetative material. A: Spikes of...
Fighting fire blight and detecting Salmonella
Researchers have created an effective weapon against the plant disease fire blight and a new method for detection of Salmonella. Both are based on...
An urban ag co-working space grows in Brooklyn
NYC is home to a new collaborative working & learning space for sustainable food and urban agriculture ventures.
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