Fossil ‘winged serpent’ is a new species of ancient snake, doctoral student finds
An ancient sink hole in eastern Tennessee holds the clues to an important transitional time in the evolutionary history of snakes. Among the fossilized...
Scientist identify key locations for spread of pin-tailed whydahs
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Federally subsidized shrubs, grasses crucial to sage grouse survival in Washington
The federal program that pays farmers to plant agricultural land with environmentally beneficial vegetation is probably the reason that sage grouse still live in...
The evolutionary story of the birch tree, told through 80 genomes
A new study sequences the genomes of 80 silver birch trees, a tree that has not been studied much by scientists despite its commercial...
Stink bugs: Free guide for agricultural integrated pest management
Farmers in the midwestern United States have been battling increasing infestations from a variety of stink bug species in recent years, and now they...
Turning chicken feces, weeds into biofuel
Chicken is a favorite, inexpensive meat across the globe. But the bird's popularity results in a lot of waste that can pollute soil and...
Propagation research on rare trees expands species recovery potential
When seeds from a rare tree are difficult or impossible to obtain, what's a conservationist to due? Grafting may be the answer to the...
Tea tree genome contains clues about how one leaf produces so many flavors
The most popular varieties of tea -- including black tea, green tea, Oolong tea, white tea, and chai -- all come from the leaves...
Team discovers a new invasive clam in the US
They found it in the Illinois River near the city of Marseilles, Ill., about 80 miles west of Lake Michigan -- a strange entry...
Symbiotic bacteria: From hitchhiker to beetle bodyguard
Bacterial symbionts transition between plant pathogenicity and insect defensive mutualism, a new report demonstrates. The bacterium Burkholderia gladioli lives in specific organs of a...
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