It's official: Australians endured the coldest, wettest summer in at least five years thanks to La Niña, a climate phenomenon over the Pacific Ocean.
Ecology
Mar 29, 2021
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A common bacterial species naturally infecting mosquitoes may actually be protecting them against specific mosquito pesticides, a study has found.
Plants & Animals
Jan 13, 2021
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Add yet another use for cornstarch to the list, which already includes thickening soups and gravies, making adhesives, soothing skin and removing stains.
Biochemistry
Mar 4, 2020
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It has long been the dream of infectious disease researchers around the world to create a safe, non-toxic way to kill mosquitoes.
Ecology
Feb 13, 2020
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Australia is in for a long, hot summer. The recent bushfires have been devastating for communities and wildlife. Drought is also impacting many regions.
Ecology
Jan 14, 2020
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Mosquitoes. Hordes of them, buzzing in your ear and biting incessantly, a maddening nuisance without equal. And not to mention the devastating health impacts caused by malaria, Zika virus and other pathogens they spread.
Plants & Animals
Dec 3, 2019
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Yes, they have stinging tentacles. No, they won't sting you—unless you're a tasty-looking zooplankton.
Plants & Animals
Sep 20, 2019
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Researchers at the University of Western Australia have developed a robotic fish that behaves like a bodyguard for native species and safeguards them against the aggressive attitudes of invasive pests.
Plants & Animals
Jul 17, 2019
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It's rare that scientists see the good in the presence of an invasive species. But Washington University in St. Louis researchers discovered that a native mosquito in Missouri has fewer parasites when it shares its waters ...
Ecology
May 16, 2019
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The Italian Crested Newt – Triturus carnifex – eats anything and everything it can overpower. Earthworms, mosquito larvae and water fleas are on its menu, but also snails, small fish and even its own offspring. A research ...
Plants & Animals
Mar 22, 2019
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