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Intensive Land Use Decreases Pollination and Reproductive Success of Wild Plants

News - 11 Aug 2020

Human changes to the environment have been linked to widespread pollinator declines. New research published in Nature Communications shows that intensive land use will further decrease pollination and...

Significant Loss of Plant-Pollinator Networks is Linked to Climate Change

News - 15 Jul 2020

Climate change and an increase in disturbed bee habitats from expanding agriculture and development in northeastern North America over the last 30 years are likely responsible for a 94 per cent loss...

New Genetic Tools Identify Links Between Early Developmental Traits and Biomass Yield in Miscanthus

News - 26 Feb 2016

The U.S. government has mandated a rise in domestic ethanol production from cellulosic bioenergy crops, spurring research to identify and improve high-yielding biomass crops. One of the strongest...

Shipping Line Fined $1.4 Million For Environmental Crime

News - 11 Mar 2009

Holy House Shipping AB, a Swedish corporation, was sentenced today in U.S. District Court in Camden, N.J., to pay a $1 million fine, a special assessment of $400,000 in community service payments and...

With Earth Facing Mass Extinction, Which Plants Should Be Saved

News - 20 Oct 2008

The Earth is in the midst of the sixth mass extinction of both plants and animals, with nearly 50 percent of all species disappearing, scientists say. Because of the current crisis, biologists...

Go Green, Go SEPTA

News - 28 Feb 2008

SEPTA announced today that it has launched a dedicated initiative to educate and encourage the Greater Philadelphia region to live green by riding public transportation. The effort, entitled 'Go...

Study Shows the Effects of Air Pollution on Mating Behavior in Flies

News - 16 Mar 2023

Insect sexual communication relies to a significant extent on pheromones, chemical attractants that specifically allow males and females of a species to mate. Sex pheromones are distinctive to males...

Invasive Species are Crowding Out Many Native Plants in the United States

News - 20 Jun 2022

A new botanical survey of southwest Ohio found that invasive species introduced to the United States over the past century are crowding out many native plants. Biologists from the University of...

Study Offers Insight into How Quickly Plants Respond to Changing Environment

News - 1 Jul 2021

Scientists--and gardeners--have long known that plants grow taller and flower sooner when they are shaded by close-growing neighbors. Now, for the first time, researchers at the Salk Institute have...

Coral-Eating Predators may Pay it Forward with Poop

News - 24 Mar 2021

Fish that dine on corals may pay it forward with poop. It's an unexpected twist on coral reef symbiosis, said Rice University marine biologist Adrienne Correa, whose lab discovered coral predator...