In January 1769, botanists Joseph Banks and Daniel Solander found a daisy in Tierra del Fuego, at the southern tip of South America.
Back from the Dead: New Hope for Resurrecting Extinct Plants
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New Study is First to Find Exposure to Neurotoxic Rodenticide Bromethalin in Birds of Prey
In 2020, Tufts Wildlife Clinic Director Maureen Murray, V03, published a study that showed 100% of red-tailed hawks tested at the clinic were positive for exposure to anticoagulant rodenticides (ARs).
The Ground is Deforming, and Buildings Aren’t Ready
There is a “silent hazard” lurking underneath our major global cities, and our buildings were not designed to handle it
Working to Make Steel Greener, Cleaner
Case Western Reserve University chemical engineer Rohan Akolkar is leading a research team working to develop a new zero-carbon, electrochemical process to produce iron metal from ore.
Beak Shape Can Predict Nest Material Use in the World’s Birds, Study Finds
The material a bird selects for its nest depends on the dimensions of its beak, according to researchers.
Global Cooling Caused Diversity of Species in Orchids, Confirms Study
Research led by the Milner Centre for Evolution at the University of Bath looking at the evolution of terrestrial orchid species has found that global cooling of the climate appears to be the major driving factor in their diversity.
