New findings of a multi-university research team show the pesticide DDT persists in remote lakes at concerning levels half a century after it was banned, affecting key aquatic species and potentially entire lake food webs.
Environment
Jun 12, 2019
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Insecticide resistance sounds like a superpower for the average male fruit fly—but there's a catch.
Plants & Animals
May 8, 2017
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Peregrine Falcons, in their normal habitat on isolated cliffs, mate for life. But some 25 pairs now nest on Chicago skyscrapers and bridges, and city living has them in much closer quarters than they used before humans dominated ...
Plants & Animals
Jul 15, 2016
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New research from the University of Exeter has shown that the sexually antagonistic gene for resistance to the pesticide DDT, which increases fitness in female flies but simultaneously decreases fitness in male flies, helps ...
Plants & Animals
Jun 29, 2015
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This is a fish tale in which smaller is better than bigger, especially if the catch is to be eaten in any quantity.
Environment
Aug 31, 2009
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Millions of people around the world will pause on Monday, at least for a moment, to mark Earth Day. It's an annual event founded by people who hoped to stir activism to clean up and preserve a planet that is now home to some ...
Environment
Apr 17, 2024
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A new study has established that sharptooth catfish found in the Klip River which feeds into the Vaal River, South Africa's second largest river, contains banned pesticides which can cause cancer when consumed by humans.
Ecology
Oct 23, 2018
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In the late 1970s, the United States banned the production of an assortment of synthetic pesticides, insulators, coolants and flame retardants due to their toxicity and the fact that they stick around for a long time. But ...
Environment
Oct 25, 2017
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The first peregrine falcons to be born in Paris since the end of the 19th century have hatched at the top of a giant heating tower close to the Eiffel Tower, it was announced on Tuesday.
Plants & Animals
Apr 30, 2013
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Chlorothalonil, one of the world's most common fungicides used pervasively on food crops and golf courses, was lethal to a wide variety of freshwater organisms in a new study, University of South Florida researchers said ...
Ecology
May 16, 2012
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