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Seeds in Tibet face impacts from climate change
Seeds offer a level of resilience to the harmful effects of climate change in ecosystems across…
Scientists develop enzyme produced from agricultural waste for use as laundry detergent
An international team of researchers has developed an enzyme produced from agricultural waste that could be…
Do girls read better than boys? If so, gender stereotypes may be to blame
A new longitudinal study of fifth and sixth graders in Germany examined the relation between classmates’…
Deaf moths evolved noise-cancelling scales to evade prey
Some species of deaf moths can absorb as much as 85 per cent of the incoming…
Seagulls favor food humans have handled
Seagulls favour food that has been handled by humans, new research shows. Click here…
Parasitic worms have armies, and produce more soldiers when needed
In estuaries around the world, tiny trematode worms take over the bodies of aquatic snails. These…
The do's and don'ts of monitoring many wildlife species at once
A new analysis of 92 studies from 27 countries conducted by ecologists at the University of…
Small farmers sink or swim in globalization's tsunami
Whether small-time farmers across the world get swept away by globalization or ride a wave of…
Stabilizing freeze-dried cellular machinery unlocks cell-free biotechnology
Researchers at California Polytechnic State University have developed a low-cost approach that improves cell-free biotechnology’s utility…