The more pesticides bees eat, the more they like them
Bumblebees acquire a taste for pesticide-laced food as they become more exposed to it, a behavior showing possible symptoms of addiction.
How forest conservation helps coral reefs
Researchers are discovering how forest conservation in Fiji can minimize the impact of human activities on coral reefs and their fish populations.
Migrating monarchs facing increased parasite risks
During their annual migration to wintering sites in Mexico, monarch butterflies encounter dangers ranging from cars and trucks to storms, droughts and predators. A...
New phase proposed in the relationship between figs and wasps
A researcher describes 129 species of fig tree parasites which compete and even prey upon the fig wasps during the many phases of the...
Wilder wildfires ahead?
At roughly 415,000 acres, Northern California's Mendocino Complex Fire is now the state's largest recorded wildfire, surpassing the record held by Santa Barbara and...
Recommendations aimed at preparing Puerto Rico for hurricane season
Researchers have estimated there were 2,975 excess deaths in Puerto Rico due to Hurricane Maria from September 2017 through the end of February 2018....
All that is gold is not biochemically stable
Environmental nanoparticle researchers discover that gold isn't always the shining example of a biologically stable material that it's assumed to be. In a nanoparticle...
In warming Arctic, major rivers show surprising changes in carbon chemistry
New research suggests that the same factors driving the Arctic's changing climate are fueling a geological response that could play a small part in...
Multiple facets of biodiversity reduce variability of grassland biomass production
A new study shows that plant evolutionary history plays a critical role in regulating year-to-year variation of biomass production in grasslands. In the face...
Temperature model predicts regional and seasonal virus transmission by mosquitoes
Scientists have built a model that predicts how temperature affects the spread of Ross River virus, a common mosquito-borne virus in Australia.




















