Scorpions adapt their stinging, stingers and sting contents to minimize costs of venom use
Replenishing venom takes time and energy—so it pays to be stingy with stings.
Replenishing venom takes time and energy—so it pays to be stingy with stings.
Plants & Animals
Jun 10, 2019
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For the first time, new research from the University of Copenhagen proves how plants defend themselves against herbivores. Spicy flavors that we know from delis and sushi bars are part of the explanation.
Plants & Animals
Feb 24, 2022
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Shark researchers from the Neuroecology Group at The University of Western Australia have released the results of their WA State Government-funded research into the effectiveness of a range of novel and commercial shark deterrents.
Plants & Animals
Jun 17, 2015
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Kenya plans to bolster current lenient sentences for convicted wildlife poachers or ivory smugglers in a bid to stamp out a spike in elephant killings, the government said on Saturday.
Ecology
Apr 6, 2013
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Kenya sentenced a Chinese ivory smuggler to two and a half years in prison Thursday in a landmark ruling hailed as sending a powerful warning to poachers and smugglers.
Ecology
Aug 22, 2013
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In Israel's Negev Desert, a plant called sweet mignonette or taily weed uses a toxic "mustard oil bomb" to make the spiny mouse spit out the plant's seeds when eating the fruit. Thus, the plant has turned a seed-eating rodent ...
Plants & Animals
Jun 14, 2012
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A surfboard-mounted shark deterrent device has been found to reduce the likelihood of bite by 66 percent during testing off Western Australia.
Other
Sep 21, 2021
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Men, Conservative Party supporters and those who wanted Britain to leave the EU, are more likely to want to retain Britain's nuclear deterrent, a study shows.
Social Sciences
Aug 14, 2021
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Shark researchers from The University of Western Australia have found that one of the personal shark deterrents commercially available in WA is not effective in deterring sharks.
Plants & Animals
Mar 14, 2019
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October 10 is World Day against Death Penalty. Indonesia is one of the few remaining countries that still implements capital punishment. Despite many rejections from various circles, the Indonesian government still believes ...
Social Sciences
Oct 11, 2018
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