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Are mosquito-killing natural pesticides unintentionally harming frogs?

The question of how pesticides affect public health and the environment has generated a lot of attention in Québec. Pesticides are widely used and often end up in our natural environment......»»

Category: topSource:  marketingvoxFeb 7th, 2022

Scientists create new overwintering sites for monarch butterflies on a warming planet

The migration of the monarch butterfly is one of the wonders of the natural world. Each autumn, a new generation of monarch butterflies is born in the northern United States and southern Canada. Hundreds of millions of these butterflies then fly to t.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 18th, 2024

When hurricanes hit, online chatter can drown out safety messaging

When natural disasters strike, social networks like Facebook and X (formerly known as Twitter) can be powerful tools for public communication—but often, rescue workers and government officials struggle to make themselves heard above the general hub.....»»

Category: topSource:  theglobeandmailRelated NewsOct 17th, 2024

Environmental DNA and epidemics in wood frogs: Collaboration examines eDNA"s precision in population size estimation

Tracy Rittenhouse, associate professor of natural resources and the environment in UConn's College of Agriculture, Health and Natural Resources (CAHNR), was doing an experiment to study ranavirus epidemics in wood frogs. When Meghan Parsley, then a P.....»»

Category: topSource:  marketingvoxRelated NewsOct 17th, 2024

Are you tasty to mosquitoes? Study offers clues into when and why they bite

As mosquitoes and mosquito-borne illnesses like dengue fever spread across the world, researchers say that a key strategy to prevent these illnesses may be dissuading the insects from biting their victims in the first place. But while scientists have.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 17th, 2024

"Getting high" in Paleolithic hunting: Elevated positions enhance javelin accuracy but reduce atlatl efficiency

A recent experimental study led by Kent State University and the Cleveland Museum of Natural History suggests that hunting from elevated positions significantly increases the performance of thrown javelins while potentially decreasing the effectivene.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 17th, 2024

Chickpeas identified as key crop for future food security

Climate change has a negative impact on food security. An international research team led by Wolfram Weckwerth from the University of Vienna has now conducted a study to investigate the natural variation of different chickpea genotypes and their resi.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 17th, 2024

Should Arkansas dad go to prison for killing man found with his missing child? | Cuomo

Should Arkansas dad go to prison for killing man found with his missing child? | Cuomo.....»»

Category: gadgetSource:  yahooRelated NewsOct 16th, 2024

Novel sensors could help develop bee-friendly protection for plants

The increasing global demand for plant-based foods makes the use of pesticides necessary in order to protect crops from pests and ensure crop yields. However, there is one major disadvantage: the widespread use of pesticides has led to a considerable.....»»

Category: topSource:  informationweekRelated NewsOct 15th, 2024

How "vaccinating" plants could reduce pesticide use and secure global food supplies

In a growing and changing world, we need to find ways of putting food on everyone's table. Pesticides have enabled mass cultivation on an incredible scale, but they can have harmful secondary effects on humans and wildlife, and pests are rapidly evol.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 15th, 2024

Seven new frog species discovered in Madagascar

An international team of researchers have discovered seven new species of tree frogs that make otherworldly calls in the rainforests of Madagascar. Their strange, high-pitched whistling calls sound more like sound effects from the sci-fi series "Star.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 15th, 2024

Natural extracts boost drought resistance in lettuce and broccoli

A team from the Universitat Politècnica de València (UPV), the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC) and the Universitat Jaume I of Castelló, in collaboration with the company Caldic Ibérica, has developed a product based on four natural extra.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 14th, 2024

Eyeing the damage of hurricane season

In the aftermath of hurricanes like Helene and Milton, the damaging effects of these natural disasters are the center of national conversations, including questions about the long-term impact to infrastructure. However, current methods for damage ass.....»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsOct 14th, 2024

Climate change: Care for humans, other species and the natural environment is the key to a just transition

Communities across the world are facing two worsening crises: a climate crisis and a care crisis......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 13th, 2024

Bat data study reveals conservation priorities in San Diego County

A team of wildlife managers at the U.S. Geological Survey in San Diego, California, working with a colleague from the San Diego Natural History Museum, have uncovered the areas in San Diego County that need the most scrutiny if bat populations in the.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 11th, 2024

Scientists discover how innate immunity envelops bacteria

The protein GBP1 is a vital component of our body's natural defense against pathogens. This substance fights against bacteria and parasites by enveloping them in a protein coat, but how the substance manages to do this has remained unknown until now......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 11th, 2024

Microplastic-free carrier system for pesticides shows potential for sustainable agriculture

Researchers from the University of Twente (Netherlands) and Bayreuth (Germany) have developed microplastic-free encapsulation for crop protection agents. They recently published their findings in Advanced Materials.....»»

Category: topSource:  pcmagRelated NewsOct 9th, 2024

The transition to a circular bioeconomy requires getting prices right, study says

Conventional food and agricultural production systems employ a linear "take, make, waste" approach: taking natural resources from the Earth to make food and fuel, generating waste that contaminates the soil and water, and emitting harmful pollutants......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 8th, 2024

Researchers link El Niño to accelerated ice loss in tropics

Natural climate patterns such as El Niño are causing tropical glaciers to lose their ice at an alarming rate, a new study has found......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 8th, 2024

New book brings prehistoric mammals to life

After the extinction of dinosaurs came the age of mammals. A new book brings readers into this world with well-researched species profiles by Aaron Woodruff, collection manager for vertebrate paleontology at the Florida Museum of Natural History. The.....»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 8th, 2024

Study reveals how parasites thrive by balancing specialization with exploiting diverse species communities

A single shift of a parasite from one host species to another can trigger catastrophic infectious disease outbreaks. Despite this, scientists continue to debate the role of species diversity in natural environments on the spread of these parasites......»»

Category: topSource:  physorgRelated NewsOct 8th, 2024