As climate changes, temperature isn't the only factor to influence the spread of infectious diseases. Humidity plays a role, too, according to new research published this week (Feb. 25) in Ecology Letters.
Ecology
Feb 26, 2024
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Migration is a survival mechanism for many species. Animals travel to find food, reproduce, reduce competition, escape predators or escape winter.
Ecology
Nov 13, 2023
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The organisms that cause visceral leishmaniasis, a potentially deadly version of the parasitic disease that most often affects the skin to cause disfiguring disease, appear to have a secret weapon, new research suggests: ...
Cell & Microbiology
Sep 29, 2023
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A herring in the North Sea, a crab in the Wadden Sea or an anemone fish on a coral reef… biologists like to think in terms of individual species that all have their own place within food webs in ecosystems across the world. ...
Ecology
Sep 12, 2023
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In a new study in Nature Communications, an international research team including scientists at the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology reports that, given the same genetic makeup, individual behavior alone determines ...
Plants & Animals
Aug 28, 2023
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It's an elegant solution: Remove the habitat of a parasite-carrying aquatic snail and reduce the level of infection in the local community; all while generating more feed and compost for local farmers.
Ecology
Aug 1, 2023
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A group of integrative biologists at the University of Texas at Austin has engineered a bacterium that harmlessly infects the bee gut as a means to stop the spread of a deadly parasite that infects honeybees. Qiang Huang, ...
RIKEN scientists have discovered how a parasitic fungus renders harmless a powerful anti-fungal compound produced by some plants. As well as providing a fascinating glimpse into the ongoing arms race between plants and parasites, ...
Ecology
Jun 1, 2023
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Kittens and cats, whether they live indoors or outdoors, can be exposed to diseases caused by viruses or bacteria. Vaccinations help protect our feline friends by preventing the spread of these diseases and boosting their ...
Veterinary medicine
Mar 24, 2023
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Many of the people watching "The Last of Us" are likely there for the zombies.
Biochemistry
Feb 24, 2023
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