Small genetic changes prevent a normally fatal poison from killing monarch butterflies.
Scientists Retrace Monarch’s Toxin-Immunity Evolution
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Disease Trends In Sea Creatures Herald Oceanic Changes
The health of Earth’s oceans is rapidly worsening, and newly published Cornell-led research has examined changes in reported diseases across undersea species at a global scale over a 44-year period.
Climate Change Threatens Hundreds of North American Bird Species: “It’s a Bird Emergency”
Two-thirds of bird species in North America are at risk of extinction if global temperatures continue to rise, according to a new report from scientists at the Audubon Society.
Cornell Student Finds Invasive Water Flea In Oneida Lake
The spiny water flea – a nasty, predatory and invasive zooplankton species – was discovered Sept. 16 in Oneida Lake by a Cornell student at the Cornell Biological Field Station at Shackelton Point in Bridgeport, New York.
New Research Sheds Light on the Ages of Lunar Ice Deposits
The discovery of ice deposits in craters scattered across the Moon’s south pole has helped to renew interest in exploring the lunar surface, but no one is sure exactly when or how that ice got there.
From Sleeping Cell to Assassin – How Immune Cells Work
Scientists at the University of Dundee have carried out one of the most comprehensive studies into how immune cells sense and respond to their environment to fight infection and destroy tumours.
