A New Mexico startup company has begun field tests to prove they can kill desert locusts in Africa using a natural bio-pesticide technology developed at the University of New Mexico. The company, founded by two UNM physicians, is ...
Ecology
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Old-timers sharing childhood stories about growing up in Maine sometimes recount hiking 10 miles uphill in 3 feet of snow to get to school—and home.
Environment
Sep 3, 2014
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Honeybees infected with a common parasite have a much lower chance of making it back from foraging trips, say scientists.
Plants & Animals
Sep 3, 2014
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When the terms "Sharia" law or "Islamic law" pop up in the media, they are often misunderstood. New research from a University of Kansas School of Law professor and alumna shows that, even among the legal world, there is ...
Social Sciences
Sep 3, 2014
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Saturday, Sept. 6 is World Shorebirds' Day—a time to celebrate "fantastic migrants." For biologists Rebecca Holberton and Lindsay Tudor, nearly every day is World Shorebirds' Day.
Ecology
Sep 3, 2014
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The European Union fined Infineon, Philips and Samsung a total of 138 million euros (181 million dollars) on Wednesday for fixing the prices of smartcard chips, in its latest anti-trust case against technology firms.
Business
Sep 3, 2014
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For many people, the mention of bees brings to mind swarms, stings, queens and honey. But the insects fitting that description—non-native European honeybees—represent only one kind of bee.
Ecology
Sep 3, 2014
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(Phys.org) —One of Arizona's largest watersheds – home to many native species of fish already threatened by extinction – is providing a grim snapshot of what could happen to watersheds and fish in arid areas around ...
Environment
Sep 3, 2014
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Building on an international partnership, the Cambodian Crocodile Conservation Project (CCCP) recently invited Nikhil Whitaker, curator at the Madras Crocodile Bank Trust (MCBT) in India to help train keepers at Fauna & Flora ...
Ecology
Sep 3, 2014
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Assumptions about how much and how far chronically ill gopher tortoises move around could be wrong, a new University of Georgia study has found. Following the movements of tortoises sick with upper respiratory tract diseases ...
Ecology
Sep 3, 2014
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