Genomic research unravels mystery of invasive apple snails
Biologists have sequenced and analyzed the genomes of four apple snail species in the family Ampullariidae. The researchers discovered that the apple snails have...
Asian carp capable of surviving in much larger areas of Lake Michigan than previously...
Asian carp are capable of surviving and growing in much larger portions of Lake Michigan than scientists previously believed and present a high risk...
When naproxen breaks down, toads croak
A new study takes a harder look at the effects a common anti-inflammatory medication and its degradation products have on amphibians. There have been...
Climate change conversations can be difficult for both skeptics, environmentalists
Having productive conversations about climate change isn't only challenging when dealing with skeptics, it can also be difficult for environmentalists, according to two new...
Low-income, black neighborhoods still hit hard by air pollution
Disease-causing air pollution remains high in pockets of America -- particularly those where many low-income and African-American people live, a disparity highlighted in recent...
Despite temperature shifts, treehoppers manage to mate
A rare bright spot among dismal climate change predictions, new research findings show that some singing insects are likely to manage to reproduce even...
New retroreflective material could be used in nighttime color-changing road signs
A thin film that reflects light in intriguing ways could be used to make road signs that shine brightly and change color at night....
Chicago water pollution may be keeping invasive silver carp out of Great Lakes
Invasive silver carp have been moving north toward the Great Lakes since their accidental release in the 1970s. The large filter-feeding fish, which are...
Green turtles eat plastic that looks like their food
Green turtles are more likely to swallow plastic that resembles their natural diet of sea grass, new research suggests.
World’s largest frogs build their own ponds for their young
The first example of 'nest'-building in an African amphibian, the Goliath frog could explain why they have grown to be giant.
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