Why it's important to save parasites
Unlike the many charismatic mammals, fish and birds that receive our attention, parasites are thought of as something to eradicate—not something to protect.
Unlike the many charismatic mammals, fish and birds that receive our attention, parasites are thought of as something to eradicate—not something to protect.
Ecology
Aug 7, 2020
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Arctic coastal watersheds are some of the most threatened regions on Earth, having undergone substantial climatic, physical and biological changes with the warming of the Earth, scientists have found.
Environment
Jun 3, 2020
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What limits the ability of plants to draw water from dry soil? That's the question California State University, Fullerton plant biologist H. Jochen Schenk and his collaborators addressed in a study supported by the National ...
Plants & Animals
May 14, 2020
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As carbon dioxide emissions continue to increase, scientists have recognized that seagrass meadows are important to mitigation because they have high rates of carbon storage. However, rising ocean temperatures threaten seagrass ...
Environment
May 6, 2020
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How can many species of hawkfish coexist in proximity on the same coral reef? The answer may lie in their individual diets.
Evolution
Apr 15, 2020
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Wild herbivore populations are declining in many African savannas, a result of replacement by livestock (mainly cattle) and the loss of large plant-eaters, or megaherbivores, such as elephants.
Plants & Animals
Apr 10, 2020
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Researchers at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography are eavesdropping on an Arctic glacier in the name of science. In a new study, scientists Oskar Glowacki and Grant Deane describe a method of measuring glacier mass loss ...
Earth Sciences
Apr 10, 2020
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Scientists at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California San Diego have discovered why some hybrids between populations of the same species don't develop as well as others. The answers lie in their ...
Evolution
Mar 18, 2020
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Scientists are refining our understanding of how light wavelengths affect the way plants develop their chloroplasts.
Plants & Animals
Mar 13, 2020
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New research lends credence to an unorthodox retelling of the story of early Earth that was first proposed by a geophysicist at the Scripps Institution of Oceanography in La Jolla, California.
Earth Sciences
Mar 12, 2020
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