Study finds single molecule within a specific plant used by Native Americans can treat...
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Novel approach to a plant-based diet, unique to long-necked dinosaurs
A new study uncovers a novel approach to a plant-based diet, unique to long-necked dinosaurs.
Research finds key advances towards reducing the cost of plant improvement
Crop improvement often involves the transfer of genetic material from one organism to another to produce a valuable trait. Some major examples of crops...
Pinniped craniofacial musculature provides insight on its role in aquatic feeding
Pinnipeds -- a group including seals, sea lions and walruses -- are relatively recently derived marine mammals that evolved from terrestrial carnivorans and reentered...
Forest fires linked to low birth weight in newborns
Women exposed to smoke from landscape fires during pregnancy are more likely to give birth to babies with low or very low birth weights,...
Researchers must assume responsibility for halting the global bee decline, experts urge
The number of wild bees has fallen dramatically since 1990. An expert urges researchers to assume their responsibility and help save the insects who...
Better models of atmospheric ‘detergent’ can help predict climate change
Earth's atmosphere has a unique ability to cleanse itself by way of invisible molecules in the air that act as minuscule cleanup crews. The...
Snakes more likely to inbreed and lose ability to adapt due to urbanization
New research has found that isolated Perth tiger snake populations, such as those surrounded by urban development or seawater, are more likely to resort...
Sending up the bat signal on forest use by endangered species
Deep in an Indiana forest, a team of scientists skulked atop hillsides after dark. Carrying radios and antennas, they fanned out, positioning themselves on...
Lifting the veil over mysterious desert truffles: Terfezia’s ecology and diversity towards cultivation
Developing below the soil surface, desert truffles are hard to find. Recently, researchers updated the number of known species of the desert truffle genus...
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He's given a whole new meaning to "poached eggs."
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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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