The lifestyle of the horned passalus beetle, commonly known as the bessbug or betsy beetle, might seem downright disgusting to the average human: Not only does this shiny black beetle eat its own poop, known as frass, but ...
Ecology
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Several indicators point to the adverse impacts of climate change on the planet's vegetation, but a little-known positive fact is the existence of climate-change refugia in which trees are far less affected by the gradual ...
Environment
May 26, 2021
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University of Idaho researchers partnered with other scientists from the United States and Australia to study the evolution of Tasmanian devils in response to a unique transmissible cancer.
Plants & Animals
May 26, 2021
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It was June 2004, and the elephants at the Maryland Zoo in Baltimore were getting awfully sick of Brood X cicadas, which had emerged en masse after 17 years underground.
Ecology
May 26, 2021
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Researchers at McGill University have gained new insight into the workings of perovskites, a semiconductor material that shows great promise for making high-efficiency, low-cost solar cells and a range of other optical and ...
General Physics
May 26, 2021
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Solitary river otters in Brazil use a rich repertoire of vocalizations during play and conflict, according to a study publishing May 26 in the open-access journal PLOS ONE, by Sabrina Bettoni, Tecumseh Fitch, and colleagues ...
Plants & Animals
May 26, 2021
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Piscine orthoreovirus (PRV) - which is associated with kidney and liver damage in Chinook salmon—is continually being transmitted between open-net salmon farms and wild juvenile Chinook salmon in British Columbia waters, ...
Ecology
May 26, 2021
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Tennessee State University announced on Wednesday that it will begin offering an online app design and coding class in two African countries this fall.
Education
May 26, 2021
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A humpback whale was found dead on Wednesday on a beach along the Mediterranean in southern France, in what experts said was a rare incident.
Ecology
May 26, 2021
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Scientists have discovered changes in DNA patterns for juvenile lemon sharks that lived through a dredging event to construct a commercial marina in Bimini, Bahamas.
Ecology
May 26, 2021
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