University of Manitoba researchers made a recent discovery that suggests Purple Martins, unlike other long-distance migratory songbirds, show promise of being able to adapt to climate change.
Ecology
Dec 13, 2019
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Purple martins will soon migrate south for their usual wintertime retreat, but this time the birds will be wearing what look like little backpacks, as scientists plan to track their roosting sites along the way.
Plants & Animals
Sep 30, 2019
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An exploration to one of the deepest places on earth has captured rare footage of what is believed to be three new species of the elusive Snailfish.
Plants & Animals
Sep 10, 2018
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Thousands of visitors cross the William B. Umstead Memorial Bridge—known locally as Old Manns Harbor Bridge—on their way to Roanoke Island and the Outer Banks every year.
Ecology
Jul 26, 2018
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Photosynthesis has driven life on this planet for more than 3 billion years—first in bacteria, then in plants—but we don't know exactly how it works.
Biotechnology
Mar 20, 2018
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Botanists in Vermont say a flowering plant long thought to be extinct in the state is making a comeback.
Plants & Animals
Jul 27, 2017
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Recent evidence demonstrates that the origins of photosynthesis can be found in deep sea hydrothermal vents, where microbes evolved to obtain energy from ejected hydrogen sulfide and methane gases. These microbes are capable ...
Biotechnology
Feb 13, 2017
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In its billions of years on earth, plant life has become super-efficient at using light – and now it's showing how it does it.
General Physics
Nov 1, 2016
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When gardeners look at a petunia, they see the vibrant and versatile blooms of the most popular bedding plant in the U.S. But when plant scientists look at a petunia, they see an important model plant species—one that just ...
Biotechnology
Jun 6, 2016
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Purple potatoes might not be the first thing that comes to mind when trying to increase vitamin, mineral and antioxidant intake. However, a group of researchers from Colorado State University have recently developed potato ...
Biotechnology
May 20, 2016
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