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Environmental Impact of Insecticides on Water Resources: Current Methods of Measurement and Evaluation Show Shortcomings
January 14, 2013 — Common practice for the monitoring of insecticides in water resources reveals shortcomings. Until now water samples have mostly been taken on fixed dates, for example once per month. However, ... > full story -
Genome of Diamondback Moth Provides New Clues for Sustainable Pest Management
January 13, 2013 — Chinese scientists have decoded the first genome of diamondback moth, providing new clues for sustainable pest ... > full story -
Ladybugs Diet Influences Effectiveness as Biocontrol Agent
January 11, 2013 — Ladybugs are deployed as biological controls of insect pests like aphids and Colorado potato beetles. By examining what lady beetles eat, scientists are learning more about the movement of these ... > full story -
Clamorous City Blackbirds: Birds Can Sing Louder at Higher Frequencies to Make Themselves Heard Over Traffic Noise
January 11, 2013 — Birds can sing louder at higher frequencies and thereby make themselves heard over traffic ... > full story -
Bugs Reveal the Richness of Species on Earth
January 11, 2013 — Researchers have carried out a survey of the biological diversity in a tropical rainforest. Their efforts have helped them find the key to one of the existential questions to which people have long ... > full story -
Bengali Forests Are Fading Away
January 10, 2013 — RAPID deterioration in mangrove health is occurring in the Sundarbans, resulting in as much as 200m of coast disappearing in a single ... > full story -
A Snapshot of Pupfish Evolution
January 10, 2013 — One biologist has bred more than 3,000 hybrid fish in his time as a graduate student in evolution and ecology, a pursuit that has helped him create one of the most comprehensive snapshots of natural ... > full story -
Is There a Period of Increased Vulnerability for Repeat Traumatic Brain Injury?
January 10, 2013 — Repeat traumatic brain injury affects a subgroup of the 3.5 million people who suffer head trauma each year. Even a mild repeat TBI that occurs when the brain is still recovering from an initial ... > full story -
Overweight Begins in the Womb: Lifestyle of Mother Shapes Disposition for Subsequent Weight
January 10, 2013 — A disposition for overweight is shaped even before birth, according to new research. The study reveals that children with a birth weight of more than 4,000 grams are twice as much at risk of becoming ... > full story -
Banded Mongooses Structure Monosyllabic Sounds in a Similar Way to Humans
January 10, 2013 — Animals are more eloquent than previously assumed. Even the monosyllabic call of the banded mongoose is structured and thus comparable with the vowel and consonant system of human speech. Behavioral ... > full story
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