In nature, plants engage in a never-ending battle to avoid being eaten. Unable to run away, plant species have evolved defenses to deter herbivores; they have spines, produce nasty chemicals, or grow tough leaves that are ...
Ecology
Aug 21, 2017
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A year ago, the Howe lab developed a plant that upended a common misconception that plants can defend or grow, but not both. Theirs could.
Biotechnology
Jul 11, 2017
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Like the father in "Finding Nemo," anemonefish dads will do almost anything to support their offspring. Their parenting instincts are so strong that if you give a bachelor anemonefish a scoop of anemonefish eggs from an unrelated ...
Plants & Animals
May 3, 2017
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Germany has launched a new military unit dedicated to thwarting cyberattacks and responding if necessary.
Security
Apr 5, 2017
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The Trump administration won't ban a common pesticide used on food, reversing efforts by the Obama administration to bar the chemical based on findings it could hinder development of children's brains.
Environment
Mar 30, 2017
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President Donald Trump has vowed to improve cyber attack defense, but security experts meeting this week say a fractious domestic and international political landscape could hamstring efforts to improve internet security.
Security
Feb 16, 2017
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For several years a group of Russian hackers have been posting letters and documents stolen from senior Russian officials with impunity. And then the nation's spy agency tracked them down and offered them a deal.
Security
Feb 9, 2017
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U.S. officials are pressing a federal judge to lift his 2015 order blocking a proposed irrigation dam and fish passage on the Yellowstone River, warning that a rapidly-disappearing, ancient fish species faces a grim future ...
Environment
Feb 2, 2017
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A vital missile reconnaissance satellite for the U.S. Force soared to space atop an Atlas V rocket from Cape Canaveral at dinnertime Friday night, Jan. 20, 2017.
Space Exploration
Jan 23, 2017
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China's sole aircraft carrier has returned home following a far-ranging three-week training mission during which its combat capabilities were closely scrutinized and speculation soared over what future role the flat-top will ...
Other
Jan 14, 2017
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