Microneedle-based drug delivery technique for plants
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Tech could help BC farmers reach customers, mitigate climate change impacts
Technology exists that the BC government could leverage to help small farmers connect directly with consumers and also mitigate climate change impacts, say new...
High winds can worsen pathogen spread at outdoor chicken farms
A study of chicken farms in the West found that high winds increased the prevalence of Campylobacter in outdoor flocks, a bacterial pathogen in...
Climate change alters a human-raptor relationship
Bald Eagles and dairy farmers exist in a mutually beneficial relationship in parts of northwestern Washington State. According to a new study, this 'win-win'...
A mechanistic and probabilistic method for predicting wildfires
In the event of dry weather and high winds, power system-ignited incidents are more likely to develop into wildfires. The risk is greater if...
Thousands of native plants are unphotographed, and citizen scientists can help fill the gaps
New research finds almost 4000 Australian plant species have not been photographed before in the wild, which may lead to their extinction.
Switching to hydrogen fuel could prolong the methane problem
Hydrogen is often heralded as the clean fuel of the future, but new research suggests that leaky hydrogen infrastructure could end up increasing atmospheric...
Swan populations grow 30 times faster in nature reserves
Populations of whooper swans grow 30 times faster inside nature reserves, new research shows.
Researchers find decaying biomass in Arctic rivers fuels more carbon export than previously thought
A new study found that plants and small organisms in Arctic rivers could be responsible for more than half the particulate organic matter flowing...
Entire populations of Antarctic seabirds fail to breed due to extreme, climate-change-related snowstorms
The arrival of the new year is a prime time for Antarctic birds like the south polar skua, Antarctic petrel, and snow petrel to...
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Gorillas, rhinos, lions and more will soon become extinct without immediate action
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He's given a whole new meaning to "poached eggs."
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Rare blindcat found in US, could prove water-filled caves connect Texas and Mexico
The extremely rare cave-dwelling albino fish with no eyes, the Mexican blindcat, has previously only been known to exist in Mexico.
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In our efforts to save animals at risk of extinction, we've saved some extraordinary places as well.
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