Cayman Islands to cull feral cats to protect brown boobies
The Cayman Islands has announced it will start culling feral cats to help save a dwindling colony of brown booby birds.
Ecology
Jan 11, 2023
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How to make the perfect pavlova, according to chemistry experts
The pavlova is a summer icon; just a few simple ingredients can be transformed into a beautifully flavored and textured dessert.
Other
Dec 22, 2022
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Computer code accurately predicts the disintegration of droplets in turbulent flows
New computer simulations can go where experiments reach their limits. Scientists from the Center of Applied Space Technology and Microgravity (ZARM) at the University of Bremen have developed a computer code that enables ...
General Physics
Dec 19, 2022
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Zoonotic disease in dogs has risen in southern Chile after deworming program canceled
A parasitic disease, canine echinococcosis, has increased in Chile's Tierra del Fuego province after a governmental dog deworming program was canceled in 2004, according to a study from the University of California, Davis' ...
Plants & Animals
Dec 19, 2022
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Feeding apple waste to chickens may boost their health
An apple a day may keep the livestock veterinarian away. Juice, pulp and other waste from Empire apples, when injected into chicken eggs before hatching, show signs of boosting the animal's intestinal health, according to ...
Veterinary medicine
Dec 13, 2022
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Developmental genetics: How germ cells cut the cord from their parents
For the first cell to develop into an entire organism, genes, RNA molecules and proteins have to work together in a complex way. At first, this process is indirectly controlled by the mother. At a certain point in time, the ...
Cell & Microbiology
Dec 6, 2022
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Battle to save Panama turtle at center of aphrodisiac superstition
The sea turtles of Punta Chame, a peninsula of Panama that juts into the Pacific Ocean, face an existential threat similar to the rhino and pangolin: human superstition.
Ecology
Nov 17, 2022
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'Voracious' giant snails spark alarm in Venezuela
A "plague" of giant African snails that pose potential health risks to humans is causing alarm in Venezuela where sustained rains have facilitated their proliferation.
Ecology
Nov 11, 2022
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Dung beetle mothers protect their offspring from a warming world by digging deeper
If the TV series "Dirty Jobs" covered animals as well as humans, it would probably start with dung beetles. These hardworking critters are among the insect world's most important recyclers. They eat and bury manure from many ...
Plants & Animals
Nov 10, 2022
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Egg whites can be transformed into a material capable of filtering microplastics from seawater
Researchers at Princeton Engineering have found a way to turn your breakfast food into a new material that can cheaply remove salt and microplastics from seawater.
Materials Science
Nov 4, 2022
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