Category: environment
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Sperm Evolution to Combat Pollution
Scientists find duplicated versions of a gene involved in regulating sperm traits helps tree sparrows adapt to pollution
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New Development in the Fight Against Parasitic Plants
By studying the function of strigolactones (a plant hormone) in rice, scientists may have uncovered a genetic engineering and/or chemical approach to reduce parasitic plant destruction of crops
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How to Kill an Insect, Fungus Style!
Scientists hunt to uncover new genes and mechanisms involved in insect fungal pathogenesis
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Reintroducing Sea Otters is Good for the Environment and the Economy, and Both Matter
More sea otters are detrimental to fisheries income, but economic gains in other sectors outweigh these losses
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Fungi Learn How to Cope with Drought, But at a Cost
Understanding what climate change will do to belowground ecosystems helps us predict what will happen aboveground, too
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Scientists Name New Species After its Belly Full of Plastic
Plastic pollution reaches new depths – and new guts
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Wasps are Parasitizing Caterpillars Less Often Under Climate Change
Changing interactions could lead to a decline in important ecosystem services like pest control
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