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Baker: Lichens found to be entire ecosystems in miniature
The News-Messenger via Yahoo News· 1 year agoIt’s been estimated that some 20,000 species of lichens cover 6 to 8% of the planet’s land surfaces,...
Joshua trees rejected for protection under the federal Endangered Species Act
The Desert Sun via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has declined to list Joshua trees under the federal Endangered...
Alien biology: How will astronomers actually know if they've found extraterrestrial life?
Salon via Yahoo News· 10 months agoMicrobes in space, illustration Getty Images/MARK GARLICK/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY While nobody really...
What is oxidative stress?
Live Science via Yahoo News· 1 year agoIllustration of a cell being surrounded by free radicals to demonstrate oxidative stress Oxidative stress describes an imbalance between cells'...
What is the maximum number of biological parents an organism can have?
Live Science via Yahoo News· 10 months agoWe see a mom, dad, daughter and son playing in a living room. The dad is lying on the floor and...
Where sexes come by the thousands
The Conversation via Yahoo News· 8 months agoThe split gill mushroom _Schizophyllum commune_, a fungal species that includes more than 20,000 sexes. Bernard SpraggBy the end of every spring...
Neanderthals and humans may belong to the same species, say scientists. It could rewrite the history...
Business Insider via Yahoo News· 4 months agoAs we begin to unpick the history of human and Neanderthal evolution, new scrutiny is being placed...
War in the skies: Ohio Department of Agriculture uses aircraft to target spongy moths
The Columbus Dispatch via Yahoo News· 10 months agoSpongy moths have voracious appetites. Their feast of choice? Innocent plants. They can defoliate...
Which animal is the best hunter? (And which is the worst?)
Live Science via Yahoo News· 4 months agoA Dragonfly sits in reedbeds on the Isle of Grain. The animal kingdom is full of predators and prey,...
Letters to the editor: Hold human persons as special; keep humanity from destroying itself
VC Star | Ventura County Star via Yahoo News· 2 weeks agoPersonhood is the issue, not life Re: Theresa Schultz’s April 18 letter, “Don’t forget abortion definition”: This is a letter to the editors of The Star and beyond. The occasion is the letter ...
