Mosquitoes are drawn to flowers as much as people — and now scientists know...
Despite their reputation as blood-suckers, mosquitoes actually spent most of their time drinking nectar from flowers. Scientists have identified the chemical cues in flowers...
Persistent environmental contaminant changes the gut microbiome of mice
An industrial chemical -- phased out since 2002, but previously used in stain and water-repellent products and firefighting foam -- alters the gut microbiome...
Caterpillar loss in tropical forest linked to extreme rain, temperature events
Using a 22-year dataset of plant-caterpillar-parasitoid interactions collected within a patch of protected Costa Rican lowland Caribbean forest, scientists report declines in caterpillar and...
Sustainability strategies more successful when managers believe in them
New research has found that business sustainability strategies can succeed alongside mainstream competitive strategies when managers believe in them.
Human-sparked fires smaller, less intense but more frequent with longer seasons
Fires started by people have steadily increased in recent decades, sparking a major shift in U.S. wildfire norms, according to a new study. The...
Biologists recommend urgent action to protect California spotted owls
In the Pacific Northwest, the range expansion of barred owls has contributed to a conservation crisis for northern spotted owls, which are being displaced...
Urine fertilizer: ‘Aging’ effectively protects against transfer of antibiotic resistance
Recycled and aged human urine can be used as a fertilizer with low risks of transferring antibiotic resistant DNA to the environment, according to...
Flooding damage to levees is cumulative — and often invisible
Recent research finds that repeated flooding events have a cumulative effect on the structural integrity of earthen levees, suggesting that the increase in extreme...
Insect bites and warmer climate means double-trouble for plants
Scientists think that current models are incomplete and that we may be underestimating crop losses. A new study shows that infested tomato plants, in...
Walking sharks discovered in the tropics
Four new species of tropical sharks that use their fins to walk are causing a stir in waters off northern Australia and New Guinea.
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