New treatment program offers hope for controlling wombat mange
New research is offering hope that the deadly mange disease affecting Tasmanian wombats could eventually be brought under control for wild individuals and populations.
Rising CO2 levels could boost wheat yield but slightly reduce nutritional quality
Levels of atmospheric carbon dioxide (CO2) are rising, which experts predict could produce more droughts and hotter temperatures. Although these weather changes would negatively...
Finding one’s way in the rainforest
How do human foragers find food or the way home in rainforests, where heavy vegetation limits visibility, without a map, compass, or smartphone? Researchers...
Cane toad testes smaller at the invasion front
Biological invasions impose novel evolutionary pressures. Individuals at an invasion front may allocate most of their resources to dispersing rather than reproducing. In the...
Algae living inside fungi: How land plants first evolved
New research presents evidence that algae could have piggybacked on fungi to leave the water and to colonize the land, over 500 million years...
Drinking water: Water solutions without a grain of salt
Researchers have developed technology that can deliver clean water to thousands of communities worldwide.
Putting the brakes on lateral root development
Biologists have discovered a cellular transporter that links two of the most powerful hormones in plant development -- auxin and cytokinin -- and shows...
What motivates people to join — and stick with — citizen science projects?
After more than 20 years, the UW's Coastal Observation and Seabird Survey Team, or COASST, is itself the subject of scientific study. Social scientists...
How to restore a coral reef
New guidelines drafted by a consortium of concerned experts could enable corals to adapt to changing environments and help restore declining populations in the...
Air pollution in US associated with over 30,000 deaths and reduced life expectancy
Air quality in the US may be linked with increased mortality and reduced life expectancy according to research from Imperial College London and the...
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