Clean and Healthy Oceans: An Essential Ecosystem
Summary: Healthy ocean ecosystems are pivotal for the sustenance of our planet. These ecosystems, when functioning at their best, can...
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Rising Global Temperature and Biodiversity: A Tale of Cause and Effect #ReFiNews
Summary Guide: Navigating a Warmer World As the global thermostat inches upwards, the intricate weave of life on Earth, known...
Smart Rust Nanoparticles: A Revolutionary Approach to Water Purification
Summary:Pouring flecks of rust into water usually makes it dirtier. But researchers have developed special iron oxide nanoparticles called 'smart...
This seagrass is taking over the Chesapeake Bay. That’s good and bad news
Sciencenews.org Article: Seagrass in the Chesapeake Bay Ecosystem Seagrass plays a vital role in the Chesapeake Bay ecosystem, providing numerous...
Biotechnology offers holistic approach to restoration of at-risk forest tree species
"Solution depends on regulators, scientists and public support" Summary: Many at-risk forest tree species will probably need biotechnology along with...
Madagascar hippos were forest dwellers
Summary: Extinct dwarf hippos that once roamed Madagascar lived in forests rather than open grasslands preferred by common hippos on...
Now, every biologist can use machine learning
Summary:Scientists have built a new, comprehensive AutoML platform designed for biologists with little to no ML experience. New automated machine...
DigiMeme Meme of the day
#DigiMeme #memeoftheday #meme #biodiversity Devil facial tumour disease (DFTD) is an aggressive non-viral, transmittable parasitic cancer that affects Tasmanian Devils.
For some locusts, like these Locusta migratoria, their fellow insects are on the menu. Juvenile migratory locusts give off a pheromone that stops their companions from cannibalizing them, a new study suggests.
BENJAMIN FABIAN/MPI FOR CHEMICAL ECOLOGY For many locusts, life in a swarm is a picnic. Crowded conditions create a locust-eat-locust...
Thousands of Tasmanian devils are dying from cancer – but a new vaccine approach could help us save them
Summary: Scientists have developed a potential vaccine for Tasmanian devils against transmissible cancers, called devil facial tumours (DFTs), that affect...
