"A significant class of aquatic contaminants ... can seriously threaten the health of non-target organisms." Scientists issue ...

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Mono Lake in the Eastern Sierra Nevada is home to some of the most unusual lifeforms, from its towering tufa formations to ...

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The Courier Express, in collaboration with Lola M. Smith, MS, lecturer in biology at Penn State DuBois, is republishing a ...

University of Queensland researchers have created new tools that could change how conservation experts monitor and protect ...

Scientists found living microbes in a 2-billion-year-old rock in South Africa, providing insights into early life on Earth ...

Scientific experts who specialize in marine ecology and fisheries management, not environmental activists, can provide a ...

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Fungi don't have eyes or a brain, but their intelligent behaviors may surprise you. New research suggests that fungi may be able to recognize shapes.

A study by the UPV/EHU's Department of Plant Biology and Ecology has evaluated the response of Urdaibai estuary phytoplankton ...