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The alpine marmot spreads into the Catalan Pyrenees
Researchers from the Centre for Ecological Research and Forestry Applications (CREAF) and the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB) have demonstrated, using a map of the potential distribution, ...
15 hours ago from PhysOrg
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Desert ants perceive odor maps in stereo and use this information for navigation
Desert ants are well-known for their remarkable orientation: they use a compass along with a step counter and visible landmarks to locate their nest. After researchers from the Max Planck Institute ...
15 hours ago from PhysOrg
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Geraniums could help control devastating Japanese beetle
Geraniums may hold the key to controlling the devastating Japanese beetle, which feeds on nearly 300 plant species and costs the ornamental plant industry $450 million in damage each year, according ...
Mon 8 Mar 10 from PhysOrg
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Asexual plant reproduction may seed new approach for agriculture
An HHMI scientist has moved a step closer to turning sexually-reproducing plants into asexual reproducers, a finding that could have profound implications for agriculture.
Mon 8 Mar 10 from PhysOrg
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What should goldenrod do to avoid an insect attack? Duck
A field of golden-flowered stems swaying in an autumn breeze may evoke a peaceful scene. But this tranquility belies serious battles between natural enemies that took place in the spring. In ...
Mon 8 Mar 10 from PhysOrg
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New cuttlefish discovered in India
A new species of cuttlefish has been discovered on the Southern tip of India, according to The Hindu. Discovered in Tamil Nadu, along the coast of the town of Colachel, the species has been ...
18 hours ago from Mongabay.com
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An 'extinct' frog species is sighted in farmland in Australia
A frog species thought to have been extinct for more than three decades has been sighted in farmland in Australia.
Thu 4 Mar 10 from BBC News
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Avatar's New Twist on Plants
Although they're not nominated for an Academy Award, plants play a central role in the blockbuster movie "Avatar." A botanist provided the science behind how these unusual organisms may have ...
Thu 4 Mar 10 from PhysOrg
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Sexual selection: Horny ladies
If females must compete, evolution will furnish them with weapons to do soWHEN a species evolves traits that seem to have little to do with individual survival—bright colours, say, or ...
Thu 4 Mar 10 from The Economist
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Weedkiller 'makes boy frogs lay eggs'
One of the most common weed killers in the world, atrazine, can chemically castrate male frogs, turning them into females that lay eggs say US researchers.
Tue 2 Mar 10 from ABC Science
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