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Invasive Plants Are Beneficiaries of Climate Change in Thoreau's Woods
Invasive plants could become
even more prevalent and
destructive as climate
change continues, according
to a new analysis of data
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'World's Least Known Bird' Discovered Breeding in Afghanistan
Researchers have discovered
for the first time the
breeding area of the
large-billed reed warbler --
dubbed in 2007 as "the
... > full story
Genome Sequences for Wasps Will Aid Pest and Disease Control, Provide New Model Organism
Scientists have mapped the
genomes for three kinds of
parasitic wasps, providing a
new genetic model system
based on the Nasonia genus.
... > full story
First Known Instance of a Cricket as an Orchid Pollinator Captured on Film
A researcher studying how
the orchid genus Angraecum
has adapted to different
pollinators on Reunion
Island has used motion
... > full story
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New Spiny Pocket Mouse Species Discovered
January 29, 2010 — Biologists have reported the existence of a new species of spiny pocket mouse, from Venezuela, Heteromys ... > full story -
Genetic Analyses of Influenza in Wild Birds Can Improve Avian Flu Surveillance Programs
January 13, 2010 — Genetic analyses of avian influenza in wild birds can help pinpoint likely carrier species and geographic hot spots where Eurasian viruses would be most likely to enter North America, according to ... > full story -
New Spider Species Is Largest of Its Type in Middle East
January 11, 2010 — A new and previously unknown species of spider has been discovered in the dune of the Sands of Samar in the southern Arava region of Israel. Unfortunately, however, its habitat is ... > full story -
New Species of Lichen Discovered in Iberian Peninsula
January 11, 2010 — Spanish scientists have described the lichen Phylloblastia fortuita, new to the Iberian Peninsula and to science. Another species from the same family, Phylloblastia dispersa, is also a new entry for ... > full story -
Ant Has Given Up Sex Completely, Researchers Confirm
January 9, 2010 — The complete asexuality of a widespread fungus-gardening ant, the only ant species in the world known to have dispensed with males entirely, has recently been ... > full story -
Cold War Offered Odd Benefit -- It Limited Species Invasions
January 8, 2010 — A recent study about movement of bird species during the Cold War outlines one of the perils facing an expanding global economy -- along with international trade comes the potential for a significant ... > full story -
Birds Fight Alien Parasites: Darwin's Finches Develop Antibodies to Flies, Pox Virus
January 7, 2010 — Unlike Hawaii and other island groups, no native bird has gone extinct in the Galapagos Islands, although some are in danger. Biologists have found that finches -- the birds Darwin studied -- develop ... > full story -
New Warbler Discovered in Laos
December 24, 2009 — A diminutive, colorful bird living in the rocky forests of Laos and Vietnam has been ... > full story -
France Was Once Home to the Atlantic Sturgeon, Previously Unknown on Its Territory
December 22, 2009 — Until now, only one species of sturgeon was known in France: the European sturgeon. Biologists have just shown, for the first time, that another species previously unknown in France used to be ... > full story -
Tropical Birds Waited for Land Crossing Between North and South America, Study Finds
December 20, 2009 — Despite their ability to fly, tropical birds waited until the formation of the land bridge between North and South America to move northward, according to a new ... > full story
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