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Global barcode project to scan plants in the wild

Biology / Ecology

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(PhysOrg.com) -- A cheap and fast method of identifying the world's most important plants in the wild could soon be possible, thanks to a global project involving the University of Adelaide.


Warming climate chills Sonoran Desert's spring flowers

Warming climate chills Sonoran Desert's spring flowers

Biology / Ecology

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Global warming is giving a boost to Sonoran Desert plants that have an edge during cold weather, according to new research.


Surveying bird biodiversity from space?

Biology / Ecology

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(PhysOrg.com) -- A fundamental rule of wildlife ecology says that diverse habitats foster greater biodiversity: The Amazon has far more species than Greenland. But how do habitat and biodiversity relate in a state like Wisconsin, ...


Zoning the ocean may help endangered whales to recover

Biology / Ecology

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Scientists in Scotland, Canada and the US have proposed a new method to identify priority areas for whale conservation. The team's findings, published in Animal Conservation, suggest that even small protected areas, identi ...


Researchers reveal ancient origins of modern opossum

Researchers reveal ancient origins of modern opossum

Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils

created 18 hours ago | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

A University of Florida researcher has co-authored a study tracing the evolution of the modern opossum back to the extinction of the dinosaurs and finding evidence to support North America as the center of ...


Soap opera in the marsh: Coots foil nest invaders, reject impostors

Soap opera in the marsh: Coots foil nest invaders, reject impostors

Biology / Plants & Animals

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(PhysOrg.com) -- The American coot is a drab, seemingly unremarkable marsh bird common throughout North America. But its reproductive life is full of deception and violence.


Among Apes, Teeth Are Made for the Toughest Times (w/ Video)

Biology / Plants & Animals

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(PhysOrg.com) -- The teeth of some apes are formed primarily to handle the most stressful times when food is scarce, according to new research performed at the National Institute of Standards and Technology. The findings ...


Sick of swine flu? Toxic algae could be the next big threat

Space & Earth / Environment

created Dec 15, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 1

With a new theory surfacing that toxic algae rather than asteroids killed the dinosaurs, scientists are still trying to unravel the mystery of what caused a massive algae bloom off the Northwest Coast that left thousands ...


Sorter Detects and Removes Damaged Popcorn Kernels

Sorter Detects and Removes Damaged Popcorn Kernels

Biology / Other

created 15 hours ago | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- A device developed by an Agricultural Research Service (ARS) scientist to sort wheat has been successfully used to detect and remove popcorn kernels that have been damaged by fungi.


Even at sublethal levels, pesticides may slow the recovery of wild salmon populations

Biology / Ecology

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Biologists determined that short-term, seasonal exposure to pesticides in rivers and basins may limit the growth and size of wild salmon populations. In addition to the widespread deterioration of salmon habitats, these findings ...



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