Under climate stress, human innovation set stage for population surge
Aridification in the central plains of China during the early Bronze Age did not cause population collapse, a result that highlights the importance of...
Pesticide imidacloprid threatens future for key pollinator
An insecticide used to control pest infestations on squash and pumpkins significantly hinders the reproduction of ground-nesting bees -- valuable pollinators for many food...
Microbes deep beneath seafloor survive on byproducts of radioactive process
Researchers found that microbes living in ancient sediment below the seafloor are sustained primarily by chemicals created by the natural irradiation of water molecules....
Changing the silkworm’s diet to spin stronger silk
Researchers have produced cellulose nanofiber (CNF) synthesized silk naturally through a simple tweak to silkworms' diet. Mixing CNF with commercially available food and feeding...
Stark warning: Combating ecosystem collapse from the tropics to the Antarctic
Eminent scientists warn that key ecosystems around Australia and Antarctica are collapsing, and propose a three-step framework to combat irreversible global damage.
African leopard: A cat of all trades
The leopard stands out as an elusive, versatile, and adaptable animal. Researchers have just published the first genomic data for the African subspecies of...
New sustainable building simulation method points to the future of design
A team has put forth a new framework for injecting as much information as possible into the pre-design and early design phases of a...
A tangled food web
Born in food web ecology, the concept of trophic levels -- the hierarchy of who eats who in the natural world -- is an...
Rare bee found after 100 years
A widespread field search for a rare Australian native bee not recorded for almost a century has found it's been there all along -...
Eating human food could mean trouble for urban coyotes, study shows
A diet rich in human food may be wreaking havoc on the health of urban coyotes, according to a new study.
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