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The pesticide thiacloprid turns out to be more harmful than previously thought. It can disrupt the lives of freshwater invertebrates and their communities, upsetting the balance and functioning of entire freshwater ecosystems. This is shown […]

Just how powerful is the world’s most powerful telescope?This post was originally published on this site

A new study looking at deadly animal African trypanosomiasis has revealed how the parasite Trypanosoma congolense evades the immune system and drives severe disease in livestock.This post was originally published on this site

What happens when politicians post false or toxic messages online? My team and I found evidence that suggests U.S. state legislators can increase or decrease their public visibility by sharing unverified claims or using uncivil […]

The Isle of Man government has said it is “fully committed to environmental protection and transparency” regarding its Unesco biosphere status—despite admitting that legacy landfill sites are discharging hazardous chemical contaminants into the sea.This post […]

Before Congress passed the Clean Water Act in 1972, U.S. factories and cities could pipe their pollution directly into waterways. Rivers, including the Potomac in Washington, smelled of raw sewage and contained toxic chemicals. Ohio’s […]

Forget fleeting friendships—the social secrets of the long-tailed tit has revealed an extraordinary level of family commitment even during migratory journeys.This post was originally published on this site

Canada’s biodiversity is in decline. Globally, climate change, urbanization, overexploitation of resources and habitat loss are combining to drive biodiversity loss across all ecosystems.This post was originally published on this site

A research group at the University of Stuttgart has manipulated light through its interaction with a metal surface so that it exhibits entirely new properties. The researchers have published their findings in Nature Physics.This post […]

Scientists at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai have made an exciting discovery about how human cells make RNA, a molecule that carries important instructions inside our bodies.This post was originally published on […]