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Understanding how nematodes can become immune against plant defense compounds may contribute to improving biological pest control.
Scientists Embark on Ambitious Mission to Antarctica’s Thwaites Glacier
Research team will collect rocks, study ice surface elevation changes, conduct bedrock drilling, and more to understand the glacier and surrounding ocean system.
Lichens Are Way Younger Than Scientists Thought
New research indicates lichens may not have arrived on land before vascular plants.
Long-Term Drought Parches Chile
Land use analysis shows area north of Santiago receiving almost no water.
Researchers Find Climate Change and Turf Seaweed Causing “Patchy” Seascape
Abundance of low-lying invasive seaweed could likely impact species habitats and the structure of the food web.