Tracking algae species interactions to help predict harmful algae blooms
Harmful algal blooms, sometimes called HABs, occur when algae grow out of control. Algae are photosynthetic organisms that ...
Supercomputer simulation shows why beneficial mutations rarely lead to hypermutators in real organisms
In real life, mutants can arise when their DNA changes to give them an advantage over the rest of the population. A team from the University of Michigan has used simulations on the Pittsburgh ...
The mass killing of this bird caused a great famine in China!
Mao Zedong's Great Sparrow Campaign aimed to eliminate pests but led to ecological imbalance and a catastrophic famine.
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We May Be Eating Microbes Soon, and That’s a Good Thing
Scientists and entrepreneurs have big goals for tiny organisms, from feeding people in war zones to curbing climate impacts.
Lake beds are rich environmental records — studying them reveals much about a place’s history
Sedimentary deposits containing well-preserved diatom cells record a lake’s environmental changes. Studying them can help us ...