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Garlic on broccoli: A smelly approach to repel a major pest
Agricultural insect pests seek out familiar scents to find their plant hosts. However, they can also…
Protests spread as activists fight telescope in Hawaii
Demonstrations against a giant telescope planned for Hawaii’s tallest peak have spread to New York, Las…
How fat prawns can save lives
Before bite-sized crustaceans like crayfish, shrimp and prawns land on our dinner plates, they first have…
NASA seeks ideas from US firms on future lunar lander
US space agency NASA on Monday asked American aerospace companies to offer detailed ideas for vehicles…
Scientists document late Pleistocene/early Holocene Mesoamerican stone tool tradition
From the perspective of Central and South America, the peopling of the New World was a…
Robots roaming in Antarctic waters reveal why Ross Ice Shelf melts rapidly in summer
A new paper offers fresh insight into the forces causing the world’s largest ice shelf to…
Plants defend against insects by inducing 'leaky gut syndrome'
Plants may induce “leaky gut syndrome”—permeability of the gut lining—in insects as part of a multipronged…
What gives meteorites their shape? New research uncovers a 'Goldilocks' answer
Meteoroids coming from outer space are randomly shaped, but many of these, which land on earth…
White police officers are not more likely to shoot minorities
Reports of racially motivated, fatal shootings by police officers have garnered extensive public attention and sparked…