Midwestern field trials suggest overuse of rootworm-resistant corn reduces farmers’ profits
An analysis of data covering 12 years and 10 U.S. Corn Belt states reveals that farmers suffer economic loss from […]
Biochemistry
Quantum properties in atom-thick semiconductors offer new way to detect electrical signals in cells
For decades, scientists have relied on electrodes and dyes to track the electrical activity of living cells. Now, engineers at
Caribou case study offers a new model to manage species at risk
Researchers at the University of Calgary are suggesting a more comprehensive approach for identifying at-risk wildlife populations — such as
How a low-carb diet can drive colorectal cancer development
Researchers from the University of Toronto have shown how a low-carbohydrate diet can worsen the DNA-damaging effects of some gut
Bite-size clue may help rediscover the missing desert rat-kangaroo
An intriguing native Australian rat-kangaroo, thought to be probably extinct, may still be running around in the inhospitable remote Sturt
Conservation focusing on birds of a feather may have mixed results
Conservation strategies are turning back the doomsday clock in threatened Florida-Scrub Jays — but not without caveats, a new study
Genetic switch could help control leaf growth in poor soils
A new study has identified a genetic circuit in plants that controls individual leaf growth and allows the plants to
When birds lose the ability to fly, their bodies change faster than their feathers
More than 99% of birds can fly. But that still leaves many species that evolved to be flightless, including penguins,
Neurons gather together for vision
For over 50 years, it has been known that in the cerebral cortex of many mammals, neurons with the same