A new study led by the University of Southampton in the UK has revealed why coral reefs can thrive in seemingly nutrient-poor water, a phenomenon that has fascinated scientists since Charles Darwin.
Plants & Animals
Aug 23, 2023
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Scientists have discovered a malaria transmission-blocking microbe, making an important stride in the fight against the disease.
Plants & Animals
May 4, 2020
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Lagria beetles have developed unusual physical traits to protect their progeny: Small invaginations on the backs of the larvae are inhabited by defensive bacteria.
Plants & Animals
Sep 27, 2022
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Trichoplax is one of the simplest animals, resembling a shapeless blob. Scientists from the Max Planck Institute for Marine Microbiology in Bremen, Germany, the University of Hawaii and North Carolina State University have ...
Evolution
Jun 10, 2019
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It's one thing for consumers to know intellectually that our gas-guzzling, polluting ways are taking their toll on the planet. It's another thing to connect all the dots in terms of actions and consequences. Yet, even as ...
Environment
Aug 10, 2012
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A small cicada-like insect called the Asian citrus psyllid (Diaphorina citri) threatens the world's citrus industries, transmitting an incurable and lethal citrus disease. This notorious pest harbors two bacterial species ...
Cell & Microbiology
Sep 25, 2013
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Insects are the most diverse animal group on earth. Many of them feed on plants, and they are constantly challenged by the diverse direct and indirect defenses of their food plants as well as an imbalanced nutrient composition. ...
Plants & Animals
Jun 10, 2015
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Microalgae of the dinoflagellate group are known for their ability to survive in other animal cells. These tiny single-cell organisms have engaged in mutually beneficial relationships with corals since primeval times. By ...
Plants & Animals
Apr 29, 2021
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Manoa (UHM) School of Ocean and Earth Science and Technology (SOEST) made a discovery that challenges a major theory in the field of coral reef ecology. The general assumption has been that the more flexible corals are, regarding ...
Environment
Aug 28, 2012
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In the warmer and brighter shallow waters of Kāne'ohe Bay, O'ahu, the Hawaiian rice coral (Montipora capitata) hosts more heat-tolerant symbiotic microalgae in their tissues compared to corals in deeper waters. This pattern ...
Plants & Animals
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