One of nature’s most familiar phenomena is collective behavior—fish swimming in schools, locusts marching together, birds…
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To make lakes healthy, you first need the right recipe
Pollution of lakes is a worldwide problem. Restoration attempts take a lot of time and effort,…
Everest region bans single-use plastic
Single-use plastics have been banned in the Everest region to reduce the vast amounts of waste…
Tiny ear bones help archaeologists piece together the past
Archaeologists from the University of Bradford have examined ear ossicles taken from the skeletons of 20…
Optimizing fertilizer source and rate to avoid root death
Fertilizer is used worldwide in farming. It’s used to give plants a boost, increasing yield and…
More than 2,300 tigers killed and trafficked this century: report
More than 2,300 endangered tigers have been killed and illegally trafficked since the turn of the…
New rapid DNA test to diagnose chlamydia infection in koalas
A new DNA test to detect chlamydia infection in koalas which can be run in the…
Mosquitoes push northern limits with time-capsule eggs to survive winters
When the Asian tiger mosquito (Aedes albopictus) arrived in the United States in the 1980s, it…
Poo transplants to help save koalas
Poo transplants are helping expand koala microbiomes, allowing the marsupials to eat a wider range of…
Going 'nude': UK supermarkets test plastic-free zones
British supermarkets are starting to go “nude”. Click here for original story, Going ‘nude’:…