How nematodes outsmart the defenses of pests
The western corn rootworm, one of the world's most damaging maize pests, can use plant defense compounds to defend itself against its own natural...
Lichens are way younger than scientists thought
Lichens -- a combo of fungus and algae -- can grow on bare rocks, so scientists thought that lichens were some of the first...
Researchers find climate change and turf seaweed causing ‘patchy’ seascape
Researchers find environmental developments caused by climate change are contributing to the transformation of the seafloor to a lower, more patchy seascape dominated by...
Going with the floe: Sea ice movements trace dynamics transforming the new Arctic
Scientists have used MODIS satellite imagery to understand long-term ocean movements from sea ice dynamics. The engineers used image-processing algorithms to remove clouds, sharpen...
Bigger doesn’t mean better for hatchery-released salmon
A recent study examines hatchery practices in regards to how Chinook salmon hatcheries in the PNW are affecting wild populations over the past decades....
Study dissects attitudes on short-term vacation rentals
Feelings of neighborhood pride, interactions with tourists and a community's laws can all influence how neighbors feel about short-term vacation rentals.
Megadrought likely triggered the fall of the Assyrian Empire
The Neo-Assyrian Empire, centered in northern Iraq and extending from Iran to Egypt -- the largest empire of its time -- collapsed after more...
For some urban areas, a warming climate is only half the threat
A new study projects that the growth of urban areas in the coming decades will trigger ''extra'' warming due to a phenomenon known as the...
Genes borrowed from bacteria allowed plants to move to land
Natural genetic engineering allowed plants to move from water to land, according to a new study.
There are variations in plankton biodiversity and activity from the equator to the poles
New results between 2009 and 2013 show that the diversity and functions of planktonic species in the global ocean change dramatically according to latitude.
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