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Managed honey bees have the potential to affect native bee populations when they are introduced to a new area, but a study led by researchers at Penn State suggests that under certain conditions, the native […]

An ambitious, multinational research project co-led by the University at Buffalo has demonstrated that Earth’s biodiversity can be monitored and measured from space, leading to a better understanding of terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.This article was […]

University of Florida scientists have statistically analyzed large amounts of data collected by Burmese python contractors, revealing critical insights about how to most efficiently remove the reptiles.This article was originally published on this website.

Scientists have developed a novel tool designed to protect and conserve coral reefs by providing them with an abundance of feeding opportunities.This article was originally published on this website.

Sometimes, nature’s surprises come with wings. In a new study, scientists have pulled from a 35-year dataset to examine long-term population trends of the federally endangered Schaus’s swallowtail butterfly (Heraclides ponceana). They found that the […]

There’s a longstanding attitude in many farming communities that trees and agriculture don’t mix. But agroforestry—the intentional integration of trees and shrubs in agricultural systems, such as planting trees as windbreaks, integrating trees on pastures, […]

A Mississippi State University scientist has discovered a hopping treasure trove—16 new species of grasshoppers living in the thorny scrubs of U.S. and Mexican deserts.This article was originally published on this website.

Language has long been considered a uniquely human trait, with features that mark it out as distinct from the communication of all other species. However, research published in Science has uncovered the same statistical structure […]