Charismatic songbird’s numbers have dramatically declined, survey suggests
An new study shows the number of evening grosbeaks using the campus as a migration stop-over site has gone down an average of 2.6%...
Genes that first enabled plants to grow leaves identified by scientists
The genes that first enabled plants to grow shoots and conquer the land have been identified. The findings explain how a 450-million years ago...
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...
Ammonium nitrogen input increases the synthesis of anticarcinogenic compounds in broccoli
Plants need nitrogen to grow, and intensive agriculture requires the input of nitrogen compounds. However, classical, nitrate-based fertilization is responsible for considerable environmental problems,...
Climate change promotes the spread of mosquito and tick-borne viruses
Scientists find that global warming has allowed disease-bearing insects to proliferate, increasing exposure to viral infections.
More West Nile virus-infected mosquitoes in lower-income areas of Baltimore
Researchers found higher rates of West Nile virus-infected mosquitoes in lower-income neighborhoods in urban areas of Baltimore, Maryland. This preliminary data provides another piece...
Phosphate is vital for best crop yields, but global supply is limited, could peak...
Scientists have pinpointed a key genetic switch that helps soil bacteria living on and inside a plant's roots harvest a vital nutrient with limited...
Circadian clock makes sure plant cells have the time of their lives
Researchers have used a novel algorithm called PeakMatch to reconstruct actual-time gene expression patterns from single-cell RNAseq datasets and demonstrate that circadian clock genes...
New rice strain could help farmers predetermine harvest time
A new strain of rice that flowers within a certain period of time after being sprayed with commercial chemicals commonly used to protect rice...
Two-faced orchestrator: Tis gene regulates positive and negative immune responses in plants
The mechanism of plant defense mediated by the non-expressor of pathogenesis-related (NPR) genes in monocots (plants having a single embryonic leaf) is not well-documented....
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