Detection dogs help generate important data for research and conservation
It is often difficult to find out exactly where the individual species can be found and how their populations are developing. According to a...
Mosquito egg hunt: Many Culex species prefer alternatives to standing water
The conventional wisdom about where many mosquitoes lay their eggs -- in standing water -- is not always wise. Research into a diverse group...
Air quality and health in U.S. will improve from other nations’ actions to slow...
The United States will benefit from improved air quality in the future, through actions to reduce greenhouse gas emissions both domestically and globally, according...
How Irish cattle farmers preserve a strange, ancient landscape
I have always loved the films made by The Perennial Plate. From eating invasive species to chowing down on roadkill, they've always been willing...
Chemical language of plants depends on context
Scientists studied the ecological function of linalool in Nicotiana attenuata tobacco plants. They found the gene responsible for linalool synthesis and release which vary...
Plants control microbiome diversity inside leaves to promote health
Scientists show how plant genes select which microbes get to live inside their leaves in order to stay healthy.
All in the head? Brains adapt to support new species
Scientists studying forest dwelling butterflies in Central and South America have discovered that changes in the way animals perceive and process information from their...
Interplay of pollinators and pests influences plant evolution
Brassica rapa plants pollinated by bumblebees evolve more attractive flowers. But this evolution is compromised if caterpillars attack the plant at the same time....
How the amphibians got their vertebrae
A group of ancient amphibians called temnospondyls evolved stiffer spinal columns to adapt to aquatic life, contrary to previous hypotheses, according to a new...
Dry days trigger leaves to send a surprising growth signal telling roots to keep...
Scientists at the Sainsbury Laboratory Cambridge University (SLCU) have discovered a new molecular signalling pathway, triggered when leaves are exposed to low humidity, that...