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Pesticide mixtures shown to be present in soil and plants all year round, not just during application times
In conventional agriculture, synthetic chemical pesticides are used in various crops such as arable farming, vegetable...
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Size matters for foodborne pathogens: Poop from small birds unlikely to pose food safety risk for farmers
t doesn't require a degree in ornithology, a lab test or even an app for most...
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Endangered and exceptional: New insect species highlights Kosovo biodiversity hotspot
A new species of caddisfly, Tinodes lumbardhi, was found in a sidestream of the Lumbardhi i...
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Spotted hyena found in Egypt for the first time in 5,000 years
A spotted hyena (Crocuta crocuta) has been found in South Eastern Egypt, the first recorded instance...
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Religious 'mercy release' of hybrid groupers can have significant ecological impact
Ecologists from the School of Biological Sciences (SBS) and the Swire Institute of Marine Science (SWIMS)...
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Smaller fish offer better nutrition and lower environmental cost, Amazon River study finds
Smaller fish species are more nutritious, lower in mercury and less susceptible to overfishing, a Cornell-led...
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Study reveals that, in chimpanzees, peeing is 'contagious'
A new study reported in Current Biology on January 20 is the first to describe a...
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How lift-net fisheries affect cetacean ecology in Kaimana, Indonesia
Cetaceans—marine mammals that include dolphins, porpoises, and whales—are crucial to coastal ecology. Their presence fosters carbon...
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Life after logging: Tracking the recovery of forest bird communities after protected area establishment in Amazonia
Tropical forests host an estimated 62% of global terrestrial vertebrate species on less than 20% of...
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Extinction threatens nearly a quarter of all freshwater species
Freshwater ecosystems cover less than 1% of Earth's surface, but are vital for life on this...
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'Dog-found' truffle: Researchers and canines discover two new truffle species
Michigan State University researchers—along with colleagues at the University of Florida, citizen scientists and their "truffle...
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Biologists shed light on the physiology and behavior of cormorants and anhingas
They are two of Florida's most iconic waterbirds, who look and behave similarly, but it turns...
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Students discover chimpanzees make rhythmic sounds (despite limited sense of rhythm)
How can chimpanzees, so closely related to humans, have almost no sense of rhythm? Behavioral biologist...
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Climate change driving 'cost-of-living' squeeze in lizards
Desert lizards are facing a 'cost-of-living' squeeze as global temperatures continue to rise, a new study...
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Snakes in potted olive trees 'tip of the iceberg' of ornamental plant trade hazards, say researchers
Continental European snakes, geckos and Italian wall lizards are making their way to northern Europe undetected...
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The secret lives of Phillip Island's divorcing penguins
Life isn't always a beach for Phillip Island's beloved penguins, who have been found to divorce...
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Seedling shuffle: Climate warming reshapes plant communities by changing the order of seed germination
Our world is warming, and how exactly that will affect our ecosystems is a critical question....
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Understanding pathogens and parasites—and the future of the planet
It's all connected: coronaviruses and other emerging infectious diseases, loss of biodiversity, and destruction of the...
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Should I stay or should I go? Study reveals when young fish leave their home
Shell-dwelling cichlids take intense care of their offspring, which they raise in abandoned snail shells. A...
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Mussel bed surveyed before World War II still thriving
A mussel bed along Northern California's Dillon Beach is as healthy and biodiverse as it was...
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Global study reveals relationship between wind speed and plant hydraulics
A research team from the South China Botanical Garden of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS)...
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Genetic material in soil can indicate rare snake's presence
Scientists have developed a new method to monitor the elusive eastern indigo snake, the longest native...
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How hummingbird torpor allows for day-to-day survival in an uncertain environment
Hummingbirds are extremely small but remarkably tough. Some species make migrations of more than 9,000 km...
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Dung data: How manure can improve global maps of herbivore distribution
Researchers have used dung records to create high-resolution maps of herbivore distribution around the world. Their...