Is the gruesome fun in Netflix's 'Wednesday' realistic? What science says about piranhas and nightshade
(Editor's note: This article contains minor spoilers for the Netflix series "Wednesday.")
(Editor's note: This article contains minor spoilers for the Netflix series "Wednesday.")
Plants & Animals
Feb 7, 2023
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Genetic techniques have helped uncover a new threatened species of freshwater mussel in southern Western Australia and redefine the range of existing species.
Plants & Animals
Jan 30, 2023
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Four fundamental processes shaping biodiversity should be taken into account to explain why some ecosystems are more sensitive than others to human impacts such as climate change and habitat destruction. The knowledge gained ...
Ecology
Jan 18, 2023
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Eating one freshwater fish caught in a river or lake in the United States is the equivalent of drinking a month's worth of water contaminated with toxic "forever chemicals", new research said on Tuesday.
Environment
Jan 17, 2023
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Though humans, along with other vertebrate and invertebrate organisms, don't photosynthesize, we're definitely the downstream beneficiaries of the life forms that do. Phototrophic organisms at the bottom of the food chain ...
Three endangered freshwater dolphins have died within 10 days of each other, alarming conservationists in Cambodia.
Ecology
Dec 26, 2022
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The distribution of ancient turtles from when the planet was warmer than today is helping scientists to anticipate how living turtles may respond to environmental change.
Ecology
Dec 22, 2022
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To alleviate hunger and food insecurity, it's not just the size of the fish catch—it's about who ultimately is able to put the right fish on the table.
Ecology
Dec 15, 2022
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Southeast Asia is a melting pot of otters that are very difficult to monitor in the wild. A research team has developed and tested a novel, accurate, and affordable DNA-based method to reliably identify three endemic Asian ...
Ecology
Dec 13, 2022
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Supporters of the large-scale Mississippi River sediment diversions currently being planned by the Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority got a boost to their case recently when Louisiana State University ...
Environment
Dec 1, 2022
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