University of Central Florida researchers are homing in on the cause of a major disease of sea turtles, with some of their latest findings implicating saltwater leeches as a possible factor.
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Migratory Birds Track Climate Across the Year
As climate change takes hold across the Americas, some areas will get wetter, and others will get hotter and drier.
Oil Spill Has Long-Term Immunological Effects in Dolphins
A study published in Environmental Toxicology and Chemistry has found long-term impacts of the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the northern Gulf of Mexico on bottlenose dolphins’ immune function.
Silencing the Alarm
Like a scene from a horror movie, tomato fruitworm caterpillars silence their food plants’ cries for help as they devour their leaves.
Waste Into Wealth: Harvesting Useful Products From Microbial Growth
Ancient alchemists dreamed of transforming base materials like lead into gold and other valuable commodities.
Skies of Blue: Recycling Carbon Emissions to Useful Chemicals and Reducing Global Warming
Rapid global urbanization has dramatically changed the face of our planet, polluting our atmosphere with greenhouse gases and causing global warming.