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Monarch Butterflies Wintering in California Rebound
The population of western monarch butterflies wintering along the California coast has rebounded for a second year in a row…
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Please Stop Freaking Out About This Giant Yellow Spider
Native to East Asia, Jorōs are one of many so-called golden orb weavers, named after the shiny silk they use…
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Scientists Reexamine Why Zebra Stripes Mysteriously Repel Flies
For the current study, Tombak, then a PhD candidate at Princeton, and her team wanted to test stripe width to…
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To Ditch Pesticides, Scientists Are Hacking Insects’ Sex Signals
Proving that this way of producing pheromones works, and that they’re effective, has taken almost a decade. “We are now…
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A New Explanation for How Fireflies Flash in Sync
A similar scenario played out in the 1990s, when a Tennessee naturalist named Lynn Faust read the confident published assertion…
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Invasive mosquitoes could unravel malaria progress in Africa
LONDON — Scientists say an invasive mosquito species was likely responsible for a large malaria outbreak in Ethiopia earlier this…
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Why India’s Capital Is Teeming With Mosquitoes
Delhi’s surge of Culex mosquitoes comes at a time when public health officials are declaring notable victories against other kinds…
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Cities Need More Native Bees—Lots and Lots of Adorable Bees
The goal of this scientific project is to better understand which native bees are pollinating which crops in these community…
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Recently discovered ‘sea bugs’ can grow up to 1.5 feet, eat entire alligator corpse
These creatures look like something you may see in a “Men In Black” movie, but believe it or not, you…
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Invasive moth found for first time in Minnesota
An invasive moth that feeds on carrots has been found for the first time in Minnesota. A resident near Stillwater…
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