Prized mushroom collection returns to China

Biology / Plants & Animals

3 hours ago | 5 / 5 (1) | 0

(AP) -- A Chinese scholar persecuted during the Cultural Revolution for smuggling a rare collection of mushrooms out of China before World War II was honored Saturday when the collection was returned more than 70 years later.

Sea lions killed, but Columbia salmon toll rises

Biology / Ecology

4 hours ago | not rated yet | 0

(AP) -- Killing or removing 25 California sea lions over the past two years has not reduced the toll on salmon at the base of Bonneville Dam in the Columbia River.

Ants are friendly to some trees, but not others

Biology / Plants & Animals

20 hours ago | 4.6 / 5 (5) | 0

Tree-dwelling ants generally live in harmony with their arboreal hosts. But new research suggests that when they run out of space in their trees of choice, the ants can get destructive to neighboring trees.

Laser etching safe alternative for labeling grapefruit

Biology / Other

Nov 03, 2009 | 4.3 / 5 (13) | 8

Laser labeling of fruit and vegetables is a new, patented technology in which a low-energy carbon dioxide laser beam is used to label, or "etch" information on produce, thereby eliminating the need for common ...

Wolves, moose and biodiversity: An unexpected connection

Biology / Ecology

Nov 02, 2009 | 4.8 / 5 (6) | 4

Moose eat plants; wolves kill moose. What difference does this classic predator-prey interaction make to biodiversity?