Sand mining is threatening lives along the Mekong River
It's a resource used in global construction and mined from rivers and coasts across the world. Now new research has shown sand mining is...
Plant genomes reveal the basis for adaptation to contrasting climates
In the face of rapid climate change, it is important that plants can adapt quickly to new conditions to ensure their survival. Using field...
New parasitoid wasp species discovered in the Amazon — can manipulate host’s behavior
A research group studying the diversity of parasitoid insects around the world. Parasitoid wasps (Hymenoptera) are one of the most species rich animal taxa...
School indoor air quality cannot be reliably assessed based on pupils’ symptoms
The association between indoor air quality of the school building and the pupils' symptoms was so weak that it is not possible to reliably...
Historical housing disparities linked with dangerous climate impacts
Extreme heat kills more people in the United States than any other type of hazardous weather and will likely become even deadlier due to...
Egg trading between hermaphroditic fish: Why would you give when you can just take?
The sex life of hermaphroditic animals is determined by one fundamental question: Who assumes the female role and produces the costly eggs? Hamlets avoid...
Surprising beauty found in bacterial cultures
Researchers have discovered that when certain microbes pair up, stunning floral patterns emerge.
Living robots built using frog cells
Scientists repurposed living frog cells -- and assembled them into entirely new life-forms. These tiny 'xenobots' can move toward a target and heal themselves...
Connector fungi offer new clues to fate of nitrogen in warming tundra
New research could have implications for researchers and computer models that predict where nitrogen and carbon go at both regional and global levels.
How nodules stay on top at the bottom of the sea
Rare metallic elements found in clumps on the deep-ocean floor mysteriously remain uncovered despite the shifting sands and sediment many leagues under the sea....
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