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10/09/2020
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By Virgilio Marin
Wave of furry caterpillars covered with venomous spines prompt concern in Virginia
The Virginia Department of Forestry has warned residents to watch out for furry caterpillars following numerous sightings from the state’s eastern counties. The venomous puss caterpillar is covered with fur-like spines that cause intense pain upon contact. The venom can also cause swelling, fever and symptoms of shock. Eric Day, the manager of the Insect Identification Lab at the Virginia […]
09/12/2020
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By Virgilio Marin
Gooey rocks deep within the San Andreas fault generate silent earthquakes, study finds
Seismologists have been detecting deep, silent earthquakes along the Parkfield segment of the San Andreas fault for years. These tremors occur well below the point where most seismic activity in California is recorded, leaving geologists puzzled about why they happen. Researchers from the University of Southern California and the China Earthquake Administration attempted to find out what’s […]
09/04/2020
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By Michael Alexander
Mineral samples reveal a previously unknown loss of life GREATER than the mass extinction of dinosaurs 65 million years ago
Despite being constantly portrayed as such in popular media, not all extinction events involve the apocalyptic and instantaneous dying off of complex creatures such as the dinosaurs and other prehistoric beasts – some of them are more gradual and happen over longer periods of time and deal with creatures that are on the microscopic scale. […]
08/10/2020
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By Zoey Sky
Decade-long study uses dragonfly larvae to measure mercury pollution levels in US national parks
According to a recent study published in the journal Environmental Science & Technology, a citizen science program that was started more than 10 years ago has helped researchers determine mercury pollution levels in the U.S. National Park System. The Dragonfly Mercury Project Dr. Sarah Nelson from the University of Maine and the Schoodic Institute first launched the original Dragonfly Mercury Project back in […]
05/14/2020
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By Janine Acero
Australian researchers use “green and cost-efficient” microscopic nanosprings to break down microplastic pollution
Plastic waste has unfortunately become ubiquitous in oceans and rivers today, posing a serious environmental hazard to marine creatures, ecosystems and people. In a bid to mitigate the ever-growing pollution of the world’s oceans, researchers from Australia have developed a way to clean water sources of microplastics without harming the microorganisms that live in them. Using […]
04/21/2020
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By Arsenio Toledo
Plant-based power: Researchers monitor remote rainforests by plugging in camera traps to PLANTS
Conservationists working at the London Zoo are busy cultivating Pete, a maidenhair fern that will hopefully be able to take photos that can help scientists monitor remote areas of rainforests all over the world. The current trial is hoping to develop a way to use plants that can generate enough electricity to power equipment used by conservationists […]
02/27/2020
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By Michael Alexander
Researchers “shed light” on plants’ circadian clocks: Findings could be used to improve future crops
Every person has a circadian clock, an invisible internal mechanism synchronized with solar time. This “clock,” according to the National Sleep Foundation, drives a person’s circadian rhythm, which regulates daily sleep-wake cycles. As it turns out, even plants have one, too. First discovered in 1729 by French geophysicist and chronobiologist Jean-Jacques d’Ortous de Mairan after […]
02/04/2020
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By Michael Alexander
Carnivorous pitcher plants have an occasional taste for vertebrates, study finds
While the northern pitcher plant (Sarracenia purpurea) is well-known for consuming insects and other invertebrates as supplementary food, a recent study published in the journal Ecology points out that about one in five pitcher plants in Ontario’s Algonquin Provincial Park has upgraded its menu to include juvenile salamanders. While Asiatic pitcher plants such as the Philippines’ Nepenthes attenboroughii are […]
01/24/2020
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By Michael Alexander
Bioluminescence as a defense mechanism: Study reveals dinoflagellate plankton glow to prevent predators from eating them
That beautiful glow you see on beaches at night may actually be the biological equivalent of warning sirens, according to a new study. In a study published in the journal Current Biology and supported by the Swedish Research Council, researchers found that for at least one dinoflagellate species (Lingulodinium polyedra), bioluminescence functions as a defense […]
10/05/2019
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By Edsel Cook
Electricity in unlikely places: Rock surfaces throughout the planet may act as natural solar panels
Rocks might not strike you as a potential source of clean and renewable energy, much less a substitute for solar panels. But Chinese researchers found that some stones sport metallic coats that naturally convert sunlight into electricity via the same process as photosynthetic organisms. The coating contains iron and manganese, two minerals used in photovoltaic […]
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