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Published Weather anomalies are keeping insects active longer - Weather Anomalies are Keeping Insects Active Longer



Extreme weather events have affected moth and butterfly activity more than the average increase in g...
Published Engineered plants produce sex perfume to trick pests and replace pesticides - Engineered Plants Produce Sex Perfume to Trick Pests and Replace Pesticides



Tobacco plants have been engineered to manufacture an alluring perfume of insect sex pheromones, whi...
Published Perfection: The Enemy of Evolution - Perfection: The Enemy of Evolution



Evolution is a sequence of design changes happening on their own in a discernible direction; it neve...
Published Scientists analyze sounds emitted by plants - Scientists Analyze Sounds Emitted by Plants


Researchers have recorded and analyzed sounds distinctly emitted by plants. The click-like sounds, s...
Published Sierra squirrels find their niche amid a changing climate - Sierra Squirrels Find Their Niche Amid a Changing Climate



A new study of squirrels in California's Sierra Nevada mountains finds that climate is just one fact...
Published Scientists show how we can anticipate rather than react to extinction in mammals - Scientists Show How We Can Anticipate Rather Than React to Extinction in Mammals



Most conservation efforts are reactive. Typically, a species must reach threatened status before act...
Published Light pollution may extend mosquitoes' biting season - Light Pollution May Extend Mosquitoes' Biting Season



A new study's finding that urban light pollution may disrupt the winter dormancy period for mosquito...
Published Why this bird flu is different: Scientists say new avian influenza requires urgent coordinated response - Why This Bird Flu is Different: Scientists Say New Avian Influenza Requires Urgent Coordinated Response



A new study tracks arrival and spread of highly pathogenic Avian Influenza (H5N1) decimating wild bi...
Published Genetic change increased bird flu severity during U.S. spread - Genetic Change Increased Bird Flu Severity During U.S. Spread



Scientists found the virus strains that arrived in 2021 soon acquired genes from viruses in wild bir...
Published Do warmer temperatures make turtles better mothers? - Do Warmer Temperatures Make Turtles Better Mothers?



Warmer temperatures are known to make more turtle eggs become female hatchlings, but new research sh...
Published Honey bee colony aggression linked to gene regulatory networks - Honey Bee Colony Aggression Linked to Gene Regulatory Networks



In honey bees, the role a bee plays in the colony changes as they age. Younger bees perform duties i...
Published Researchers explore techniques to successfully reintroduce captive birds into the wild - Researchers Explore Techniques to Successfully Reintroduce Captive Birds into the Wild



Studies show that some species may require breeding in captivity within the next 200 years to avoid...
Published Are viruses keeping sea lice at bay in wild salmon? - Are Viruses Keeping Sea Lice at Bay in Wild Salmon?



More than 30 previously unknown RNA viruses in sea lice have been identified. Sea lice are parasitic...
Published Which came first: The reptile or the egg? - Which Came First: The Reptile or the Egg?



The earliest reptiles, birds and mammals may have borne live young, researchers have revealed. ABSTR...
Published We now know exactly what happens in nature when we fell forests - We Now Know Exactly What Happens in Nature When We Fell Forests



Deforestation is the biggest threat to the planet's ecosystems, and new research has now mapped out...
Published Weevils, long-nosed beetles, are unsung heroes of pollination - Weevils: The Unsung Heroes of Pollination



Some of nature's most diverse pollinators often go unnoticed, even by scientists: long-snouted beetl...
Published Air quality stations have collected vast stores of DNA by accident, a potentially 'game-changing' discovery for tracking global biodiversity - Air Quality Stations Unintentionally Collect DNA, a Game-Changing Discovery for Biodiversity Tracking



The accelerating loss of biodiversity and increasing rate of species extinction is a major threat to...
Published Preserving pine forests by understanding beetle flight - Preserving Pine Forests by Understanding Beetle Flight



Researchers study the flight performance of the mountain pine beetle from a fluid mechanics and an e...
Published Scientists identify 2022 sea urchin killer - Scientists Identify 2022 Sea Urchin Killer: A Threat to Marine Ecosystems



A team of researchers has identified a single-celled organism called a ciliate as the cause of a mas...
Published Newly discovered Jurassic fossils in Texas - Newly Discovered Jurassic Fossils in Texas



Scientists have filled a major gap in the state's fossil record -- describing the first known Jurass...