One of the world’s most widely used glyphosate-based herbicides, Roundup, can trigger loss of biodiversity, making…
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The magnet that didn't exist
In 1966, Japanese physicist Yosuke Nagaoka predicted the existence of a rather striking phenomenon: Nagaoka’s ferromagnetism.…
Fallowing cattle-feed farmland simplest way to alleviate western water shortage
All over the world, the rate at which humans consume fresh water is now approaching or…
Radionuclide levels in freshwater fish differ between lakes and rivers
After the Fukushima nuclear power plant accident, managing environmental radionuclide contamination efficiently has become incredibly important.…
Soil life thrives between oil palm fronds
The threat to insects and other small creatures from rainforest clearance and the consequences for the…
Biometric devices help pinpoint factory workers' emotions and productivity
Happiness, as measured by a wearable biometric device, was closely related to productivity among a group…
Whether horseradish flea beetles deter predators depends on their food plant and their life stage
Horseradish flea beetles use plant defense compounds, so-called glucosinolates, from their host food plants for their…
Quantifying objects: Bees recognize that six is more than four
Writing in iScience, zoologists have shown that insects have the cognitive abilities to perform so called…
Federally protected lands reduce habitat loss and protect endangered species, study finds
Using more than 30 years of earth satellite images, scientists at Tufts University and the non-profit…
5,000-year-old milk protein points to importance of dairying in eastern Eurasia
By analyzing milk proteins extracted from calcified dental plaque, researchers from the Max Planck Institute for…