Brazil mutant mosquitoes to breed out diseases Larvae of mosquito Aedes aegypti OX513A, infected with the Wolbachia bacteria which alters the reproductive capability of its host, seen at Oxitec facility …
Dorchester apologizes for killing honeybees Dorchester County officials apologized Tuesday for unintentionally killing millions of honeybees when it failed to notify local beekeepers about its mosquito spraying over the weekend. …
Scientists Hijacked Tobacco Plants to Make Malaria Drugs A promising new advance could make the world’s best anti-malarial drug more widely available Malaria is one of the modern world’s most …
Billbergia elegans is now Billbergia speciosa Derek´s Treasure
An Ecology-Based View of Mosquitoes in Bromeliads Dr. J Howard Frank, Professor Emeritus, University of Florida In nature in Florida: A few native epiphytic bromeliad species impound rainwater in their …
What’s Killing Native Birds in The Mountain Forests of Kauai? Biologist Eben Paxton is sounding the alarm about the catastrophic collapse of native bird populations on the Hawaiian island of …
Bizarre clouds over Bermuda Triangle may finally solve longtime mystery Clouds with sharp hexagonal features can cause sudden microbursts with winds over 170 mph. Bryan Nelson If you see clouds …
Tasmanian devil milk may hold key to killing superbugs Jaymi Heimbuch Photo: Flash-ka/Shutterstock Tasmanian devils have a reputation for ferocity, and that reputation can now carry right on into the …
Exploring How and Why Trees ‘Talk’ to Each Other Ecologist Suzanne Simard has shown how trees use a network of soil fungi to communicate their needs and aid neighboring plants. …