Inside a bamboo culm in Thailand, researchers discovered the first case of a genus of tarantula that lives exclusively in bamboo stalks.
Plants & Animals
Jan 12, 2022
0
149
(PhysOrg.com) -- A Purdue University researcher has found a way to get more bang for fewer bucks when it comes to processing cellulosic material to make ethanol.
Feb 23, 2009
0
0
Consumers who plan to buy eco-friendly bamboo apparel are attracted if the price is right, but their next consideration is the novelty of the product, according to a new study by Baylor University researchers.
Social Sciences
Sep 13, 2013
1
2
Anne Kai, of Lacey, Wash., owns a small, hand-dyed fabric business with an environmental slant.
Environment
Mar 2, 2009
0
1
A stomachache can put a real damper on your love life—especially if you're a giant panda.
Plants & Animals
May 18, 2016
0
157
(Phys.org) -- Silk is a fascinating material, not just in fashion, but also in science and engineering, because the outstanding mechanical properties of these whisper-thin threads made by insects easily overshadow most man-made ...
Materials Science
Jun 5, 2012
0
0
(AP) -- For decades, the poisonous cane toad has plagued Australians, breeding rapidly, eating voraciously and bestowing death upon most animals that dare consume it.
Ecology
Mar 26, 2009
0
0
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Professor and Chair of Biology John Swallow and his lab groups are applying information about neurotransmitters to illustrate the power of using insect models to study aggression. Swallow ...
Ecology
Jan 27, 2015
0
13
A survey study of U.S. college students provides new insights into factors associated with the tendency to engage in celebrity stalking behaviors. Maria Wong (Idaho State University, U.S.), Lynn McCutcheon (North American ...
Social Sciences
Mar 1, 2023
0
5
Researchers in Japan think they have found an answer to the fundamental biological question of how individual cells know which way to position themselves within a complex, multicellular body. Depending on a cell's purpose ...
Plants & Animals
Feb 21, 2019
0
28
