Garlic on broccoli: A smelly approach to repel a major pest
New study offers a novel framework to test strategies for managing invasive pests. Applying the framework to swede midge, a new invasive fly causing...
Multidrug-resistant malaria spreading in Asia
Genomic surveillance has revealed that malaria resistance to two first-line antimalarial drugs has spread rapidly from Cambodia to neighboring countries in Southeast Asia. Researchers...
Rise of Candida auris blamed on global warming
Global warming may have played a pivotal role in the emergence of Candida auris, according to a new study. C. auris, which is often...
A toxic chemical in marine ecosystems turns out to play a beneficial role
Destructive free radicals -- known as reactive oxygen species -- are thought to degrade the cells of phytoplankton and other organisms. A new article,...
Tourist photographs are a cheap and effective way to survey wildlife
Tourists on safari can provide wildlife monitoring data comparable to traditional surveying methods, suggests new research. The researchers analyzed 25,000 photographs from 26 tour...
Parasitic plants use stolen genes to make them better parasites
Some parasitic plants steal genetic material from their host plants and use the stolen genes to more effectively siphon off the host's nutrients. A...
Nunavik Inuit are genetically unique
A new study has found that an Inuit population in Canada's Arctic are genetically distinct from any known group, and certain genetic variants are...
Robots roaming in Antarctic waters reveal why Ross Ice Shelf melts rapidly in summer
A new study reveals how local factors influence the Ross Ice Shelf's stability, refining predictions of how it will change and influence sea rise...
Plants defend against insects by inducing ‘leaky gut syndrome’
Plants may induce 'leaky gut syndrome' -- permeability of the gut lining -- in insects as part of a multipronged strategy for protecting themselves...
Vampire algae killer’s genetic diversity poses threat to biofuels
New DNA analysis has revealed surprising genetic diversity in a bacterium that poses a persistent threat to the algae biofuels industry. With the evocative...
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