Ant colonies behave like neural networks when making decisions
Temperatures are rising, and one colony of ants will soon have to make a collective decision. Each ant feels the rising heat beneath its feet but carries along as usual …
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Mangrove forest found living in freshwater
An international team of researchers has found a mangrove forest living in a freshwater part of the Amazonian delta. In their paper published in the journal Current Biology, the group describes …
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Molecules from ancient bacteria-like cells may shed new light on sexual reproduction, a study
A study presents the theory that egg-sperm fusion, a crucial feature of sexual reproduction in plants and animals, may have originated from an ancient form of genetic exchange that involved …
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Researchers rediscover oak tree thought to be extinct
Botanical researchers representing a coalition of more than 10 institutions have discovered an oak tree once thought to be extinct, and are now in immediate need of conservation within Big …
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Scientists shed light on the emergence of pathogenic bacteria, Research
Pathogenic bacteria are highly specialized micro-organisms that are a leading cause of human, livestock and crop disease, resulting in significant health and economic loss worldwide. How these pathogens, which sometimes …
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European Union proposes law to bring back nature
Environmental experts welcomed this week what they called a potentially groundbreaking law to restore damaged ecosystems across Europe. The Nature Restoration Law, which was introduced on 22 June by the European …
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Here’s what happens if the world loses its rainforests
War in Europe, economic turmoil and the impacts of COVID-19 have dominated global headlines in 2022. But climate change, biodiversity and nature loss, and pollution and waste – our triple planetary …
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Revelations of genetic diversity of bass species can enhance conservation, study
A new study by Yale ichthyologists provides a clearer picture of species diversity among black basses—one of the most cherished and economically important lineages of freshwater gamefish. Their findings can …
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