Eating insects is good for you and the planet, researchers insist
Does the idea of eating insects bug you?
Environment
Jun 28, 2019
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News tagged with larvae
Looming insect invasion threatens California wine and avocados
UC Riverside is testing whether a sesame seed-sized wasp can control a pest that could seriously damage California crops including wine, walnuts, and avocados.
Plants & Animals
Jun 17, 2019
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Flies go all-in to overcome mitochondrial genetic mutation, reach adulthood
New research from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln has revealed how fruit fly larvae with a seemingly fatal flaw can survive and advance to adulthood.
Cell & Microbiology
Jun 13, 2019
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Live fast, die young: Study shows tiny fishes fuel coral reefs
Scientists have long sought to understand how coral reefs support such an abundance of fish life despite their location in nutrient-poor waters. According to a new study published May 23 in the journal Science, an unlikely ...
Ecology
May 23, 2019
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The neural mechanisms that inhibit slow muscle activity during fast swimming in fish
In vertebrate muscles, there are slow and fast muscle fibers. Fast muscle fibers contract rapidly, but are prone to fatigue. Slow muscle fibers have the property of slow contraction, but resist fatigue. Vertebrates use fast ...
Cell & Microbiology
May 22, 2019
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Reverse-engineered computer model provides new insights into larval behavior
Scientists have developed a new approach to describe the behaviours of microscopic marine larvae, which will improve future predictions of how they disperse and distribute.
Ecology
May 20, 2019
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A tale of two skeeters—biologists discover something positive about an invasive mosquito species
It's rare that scientists see the good in the presence of an invasive species. But Washington University in St. Louis researchers discovered that a native mosquito in Missouri has fewer parasites when it shares its waters ...
Ecology
May 16, 2019
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Parents unknown—Mysterious larvae found in Panama's two oceans
Under the microscope, sea water reveals the larval stages of little-known marine creatures called phoronids (horseshoe worms), but finding their parents is another story. Although such fanciful larvae caught the eye of scientists ...
Plants & Animals
May 14, 2019
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Low oxygen levels could temporarily blind marine invertebrates
Scientists at Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California San Diego have found that low oxygen levels in seawater could blind some marine invertebrates.
Ecology
May 9, 2019
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Humans will eat maggots, scientists insist
University of Queensland researchers are investigating the use of maggots, locusts and other alternative proteins in a range of specialty foods.
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May 1, 2019
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