Researchers from Northeastern University's Ocean Genome Legacy Center (OGL) have taken the next step toward deciphering the life cycle and unusual reproductive strategies of a limestone-eating species of shipworm. The results ...
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Fluctuating resource supplies can help some highly invasive plants outcompete native species. But research on how nutrient fluctuations affect plant invasion has largely relied on greenhouse or simplified experiments, leaving ...
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Climate change has caused substantial alterations in forest ecosystems worldwide through changes in temperature and precipitation patterns. A new study from Osaka Metropolitan University (OMU) suggests that these effects ...
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To what extent do genes influence the migratory routes of birds? The factors that determine the long-distance migrations of seabirds are not yet fully understood. Now, a study published in the journal Molecular Ecology reveals ...
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Nov 10, 2026
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The white-tailed eagle (Haliaeetus albicilla) was once a rare species in Europe due to persecution and pollution. Thanks to legal protection and cleaner environments, many populations have been increasing.
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An interdisciplinary team of students from the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) is taking part in iGEM, the international synthetic biology competition in Paris (Nov. 13–16), this fall. Using a clever combination of artificial ...
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Marine mammals living along the Pacific Coast of North America encounter more than the fish, crustaceans, cephalopods and other marine mammals that live around them. Because contaminants such as mercury can move through marine ...
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Nov 10, 2026
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A research team led by professor Zhang Yuanming from the Xinjiang Institute of Ecology and Geography (XIEG) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences has revealed that the outcomes of desert plant-herbivore interactions are strongly ...
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Nov 9, 2026
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Family traditions, misconceptions about where it comes from, and a belief that remedies sold in shops are government-approved help explain continued demand for saiga antelope horn in Singapore, according to a University of ...
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Nov 9, 2026
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