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Saving Butterflies
Waystations for monarch
butterflies are sprouting up
around the country. With
milkweed plants and flowers
such as zinnias that produce
lots of nectar, these
gardens will provide oases
for the butterflies to lay
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Wasps: Man's New Best Friend!
If rewarded with sugary
water, wasps can be trained
in minutes to follow
specific smells. The
olfactory sensors in their
antennae can sense chemicals
in the air in concentrations
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Beetles Are Inspiration For New Antibacterial Coatings
Scientists at M.I.T. looking
to add new chemical
functionalities to spray
coatings have turned to the
beetle for inspiration. Some
beetles that live in very
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Plants Under Attack
Plant biologists have
identified the strategy used
by plants to recognize an
attack. When insects ingest
parts of a plant digestion
turns proteins into a
peptide elicitor, which is
secreted back into the plant
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Mimicking Insects to Avoid Sinking Using Surface Tension
A new robot made of ultralight carbon-fiber can stand or slowly walk on water. The principle it uses is borrowed from insects -- surface tension tends to prevent the water's surface from breaking, ... > more -
Research Entomologist Prescribes New Form Of Pest Control
An Ohio State University entomologist affiliated with the Ohio Agricultural Research and Development Center has recommended a new, innovative and chemical free variety of pest control, in the form of ... > more -
Entomologists Buzzing About Vanishing Bee Populations
Entomologists are studying the reasons behind an enormous bee die off happening across the country. They call it Colony Collapse Disorder, and if they cannot find a solution the 80% of fruits and ... > more -
A Vacuum Alternative to Pesticides for Microbiology Solution
A physical chemist has developed a new technique for ridding harvested produce of insect pests and microorganisms without using pesticides such as methyl bromide. The technique, called Metabolic ... > more -
Electrical Engineers Monitor Environment with Robotic Sensors
Fleets of robotic sensors, networking through thin cables, can track environmental changes such as biogeochemical cycles or loss of biodiversity, helping to manage wild lands. The technology is the ... > more -
Mechanical Engineers Have New Bug-Inspired Robot That Senses Its Way With Flexible Antenna
Researchers have developed a flexible, sensor-laden artificial antenna to help a robotic "bug" move and navigate just like the common cockroach. The bug can curry along walls, turn corners, avoid ... > more -
Sea Urchins' Genetics Add To Knowledge Of Cancer, Alzheimer's And Infertility
Researchers are using the sea urchins to study and understand diseases like cancer, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease and muscular dystrophy. Although they are invertebrates, the creatures ... > more -
Plant Scientists Graft Apple Trees to Select Disease-Resistant Traits
Grafting -- an ancient way of cloning plants -- enables plant scientists to create new varieties of apples. The selected genetic traits allow trees to resist pests with less pesticides, and to make ... > more -
Zoo Focuses Efforts on Poison Dart Frog Breeding Program
The National Aquarium in Baltimore is home to over 16,000 different varieties of animals, so that in one day visitors can travel around the One of the most toxic animals in the world -- the poison ... > more -
Microbiologists Find Soap and Water Best for Washing Hands, Removing Germs
Microbiologists tested 14 hand-hygiene agents -- everything from soap and alcohol rubs to plain old tap water -- against hardy bacteria and viruses applied to the hands of 62 volunteers. The study ... > more
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