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Saturday, November 7, 2009

Ants Are Friendly To Some Trees, But Not Others

Tree-dwelling ants generally live in harmony with their arboreal hosts. But new research suggests that when they run out of space in their trees of choice, the ...  > full story

When Ants Attack: Chemicals That Trigger Aggression In Argentine Ants Synthesized

Researchers have identified and synthesized the chemical cues by which Argentine ants distinguish colony-mates from rivals. By exploiting ...  > full story

Experimental Harmful Algal Bloom Forecast Bulletin For Lake Erie

Predicting harmful algal blooms, or HABs, in the Great Lakes is now a reality as NOAA announces an experimental HAB forecast system in Lake Erie. HABs ...  > full story

Killer Algae: Key Player In Mass Extinctions

Supervolcanoes and cosmic impacts get all the terrible glory for causing mass extinctions, but a new theory suggests lowly algae may be the killer behind the ...  > full story
 

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