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Scientists find a silver lining to adult house flies’ filthy behavior

Researchers at USDA’s Agricultural Research Service (ARS) are investigating the microbial communities carried by house flies to enhance disease monitoring and reduce the risk of disease transmission by fly-borne pathogens in livestock, ultimately protecting our […]

Colonial-era land-use changes in India led to severe decline in grassland birds, study finds

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A new study published in the journal Global Change Biology reveals that colonial-era landscape modifications have resulted in a devastating 80% loss of grassland habitat and significant declines in grassland bird populations in India’s Nilgiri […]

Dinosaur tracks reveal first evidence of mixed-species herding behavior

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Footprints of a multispecies herd of dinosaurs discovered in Canada demonstrate the social interaction between different dinosaur species 76 million years ago, according to findings in a new study published in the journal PLOS One.This […]

Surprise results in search for South African lizard species that have been missing for decades

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What happens when a species has not been seen by anyone for decades? Environmentalists think of these as “lost species.” We do not know if they’ve gone extinct, or if it’s simply that nobody has […]

Microbial gene ratios reveal timeline and severity of oil spill contamination

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Scientists in Belfast and Nigeria have developed a diagnostic tool that deploys microbes to uncover the timeline of crude oil contamination in soils.This post was originally published on this site

Coral reef food webs revealed to be more siloed and vulnerable than previously understood

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A study led by Associate Professor Kelton McMahon at University of Rhode Island’s Graduate School of Oceanography has found that food webs on tropical reefs are more fragile than we once thought. Instead of being […]

Scientists in Barbados overturn hundreds of rocks to rediscover world’s smallest-known snake

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For nearly two decades, no one had spotted the world’s smallest-known snake. Some scientists worried that maybe the Barbados threadsnake had become extinct, but one sunny morning, Connor Blades lifted a rock in a tiny […]

Bat populations look to bounce back from another setback from deadly fungus

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Across North America, dichlorodiphenyltrichloroethane (DDT) and other pesticides had a significant impact on bats from the 1940s through the ’60s. Since the ban on DDT in 1972, bat populations had been slowly recovering, until a […]

World-first deep-sea DNA study reveals global connectivity of marine life

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A world-first study led by Museums Victoria Research Institute has revealed that beneath the cold, dark, pressurized world of the deep sea, marine life is far more globally connected than previously imagined.This post was originally […]

Underground maps reveal 90% of mycorrhizal fungal biodiversity hotspots lie outside protected areas

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Using more than 2.8 billion fungal sequences sampled from 130 countries, scientists map the biodiversity of Earth’s underground mycorrhizal fungal communities.This post was originally published on this site

Investor sentiment and attention on social media platforms offer clues about financial market behavior

Social media offers a wealth of signals for understanding financial market behavior, and the key to leveraging them may lie in distinguishing between how investors feel and what they choose to focus on, according to [...]
Fears of supermarket surge pricing with electronic shelf labels debunked

Amid growing political concerns that supermarkets are quietly gouging shoppers through dynamic “surge pricing,” a new study from the University of California Rady School of Management offers a surprising conclusion: it’s not happening.This post was [...]
Racial-minority business owners can benefit from ‘white guilt,’ marketing study finds

Researchers who explored how consumers’ ethical values can shape their shopping habits suggest that business owners from marginalized racial groups can appeal to socially conscious consumers by highlighting their identity, helping promote racial equity through [...]