DNA in water used to uncover genes of invasive fish
In a proof-of-principle study, researchers describe a new technique in which they analyzed environmental DNA - or eDNA - from water samples in Cayuga...
Advanced light reveals how different biofuels behave
Vehicles have evolved to become more efficient and sophisticated, but their fuel hasn't necessarily evolved along with them. Researchers are determined to identify cleaner...
Soil degradation costs U.S. corn farmers a half-billion dollars every year
One-third of the fertilizer applied to grow corn in the U.S. each year simply compensates for the ongoing loss of soil fertility, leading to...
Study of flowers with two types of anthers solves mystery that baffled Darwin
Most flowering plants depend on pollinators such as bees to transfer pollen from the male anthers of one flower to the female stigma of...
Unsure how to help reverse insect declines? Scientists suggest simple ways
Entomologists' message is straightforward: We can't live without insects. They're in trouble. And there's something all of us can do to help.
A bucket of water can reveal climate change impacts on marine life in the...
We know very little about marine life in the Arctic. Now researchers are trying to change that. They have shown that a simple water...
New study of Earth’s crust shows global growth spurt three billion years ago
Researchers have used ancient crystals from eroded rocks found in stream sediments in Greenland to successfully test the theory that portions of Earth's ancient...
Climate change reduces the abundance and diversity of wild bees
Wild bees are more affected by climate change than by disturbances to their habitats, according to a team of researchers. The findings suggest that...
Future too warm for baby sharks
As climate change causes the world's oceans to warm, baby sharks are born smaller, exhausted, undernourished and into environments that are already difficult for...
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