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acipenser transmontanus

acipenser transmontanus

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12-22-2016

Acipenser transmontanus

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Our need to classify species has been a driving desire for thousands of years, but the roots of taxonomy begin with Aristotle.

12-14-2018 Science

How did humans begin to classify and name all of life on Earth?

In a broad sense, taxonomy is the science of classification...

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Researchers have determined that a predecessor of today's corn plants was brought to South America from Mexico more than 6,500 years ago.

12-13-2018 Plants

Corn was domesticated more than once in different regions

Scientists at the Smithsonian National Museum of Natural History are...

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A new study shows that expanding the production of biofuel crops like oil palm and corn could have drastic consequences on biodiversity.

12-10-2018 Animals

Biodiversity could suffer if bioenergy crop production grows

Biofuels are often proposed as a solution to help reduce...

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Catnip produces a substance that sends cats into a state of ecstasy and could give experts easier access to cancer fighting medications.

12-10-2018 Science

Catnip may give experts insight into cancer fighting treatments

Researchers at the John Innes Centre are providing new insight...

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Experts at MIT have unveiled a houseplant that can actually guide itself to receive sunlight whenever necessary.

12-06-2018 Plants

New houseplant can guide itself toward sunlight when necessary

Experts at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) have unveiled...

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A new study by Yale University found that native tree species still make up about 82% of New York City’s “forested natural areas."

12-06-2018 Plants

New York City is still highly populated with native tree species

A new study by Yale University scientists in collaboration with...

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Plants have built-in defense systems that help them cope with the pests and insects that feed on their leaves, fruit, stems, roots, and saps.

12-06-2018 Plants

Wheat plants can switch chemical defenses to guard against pests

Plants have built-in defense systems that help them cope with...

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As humans alter local environments for their own use, local iconic species are lost and replaced with more common ones.

12-04-2018 Environment

With human interference, local species are replaced by common ones

A new study published December 4th in the journal PLOS...

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A newly developed method using machine learning will make it much easier to predict species that could be eligible for the IUCN list.

12-04-2018 Plants

Machine learning will make it easier to identify threatened species

While the International Union for Conservation of Nature's (IUCN) Red...

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Researchers are reporting that prescribed burning, if managed properly, is not as harmful to peat growth as previously believed.

12-03-2018 Environment

Prescribed burns can help peatlands when managed properly

Researchers at the University of Liverpool are reporting that prescribed...

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A new study found that future climate change could reduce snowpack in hardwood forests by 95 percent at the end of the 21st century.

12-01-2018 Environment

Lighter snowpack can hinder tree growth, limit carbon storage

Snowpack refers to the accumulation of snow over the winter...

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