Should you ever find yourself playing a trivia game on the topic of moths and butterflies, here are a few facts that might help. Collectively called Lepidoptera, moths and butterflies account for nearly 10% of all animal species.
Category: 5. Biology
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Scientists lay out what we do and don't yet know about moths and butterflies
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Ireland’s native goats date back to Bronze Age
Some 3,000 years of history is locked inside the DNA of a single…
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Tackling the global tuberculosis crisis: An emerging class of antibiotics offers hope
Researchers from the University of Sydney and the Centenary Institute have discovered how a promising class of experimental antibiotics disrupts the bacterium that causes tuberculosis (TB), paving the way for urgently needed new treatments.
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How much would you pay for climate-friendly bread?
In the search for climate-friendly foods, scientists have spent decades reimagining what grows in the field. But a quieter question has lingered in the background: Will anyone actually want to eat it? A new study in the journal Agricultural…
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How RNA binding selectivity arises from disordered regions
RIKEN researchers have discovered how an enzyme modifies gene expression by targeting certain stretches of messenger RNA (mRNA) while leaving others alone. This finding could contribute to the rational design of drugs that tweak the enzyme’s…
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An acoustic telemetry network reveals the connectivity of the gilthead seabream in the Mediterranean
The gilthead seabream, a species of commercial interest that migrates seasonally, does not form independent local populations in the northwestern Mediterranean but instead constitutes a single, functionally connected population on a large scale….
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Shark deterrents found to reduce fisheries loss
In a world-first discovery, researchers have found an electrical shark deterrent used at Cocos (Keeling) Islands was effective at reducing the number of fish taken off fishing hooks by sharksâa process known as depredation. The study, led by…
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Not Just Chips: Beef Jerky Is a Top Cannabis Food Craving
What are favorite âmunchiesâ for cannabis users? This is what a recent study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences hopes to address as a team of researchers investigated the…
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Not Just Chips: Beef Jerky Is a Top Cannabis Food Craving
What are favorite âmunchiesâ for cannabis users? This is what a recent study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences hopes to address as a team of researchers investigated the…
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Not Just Chips: Beef Jerky Is a Top Cannabis Food Craving
What are favorite âmunchiesâ for cannabis users? This is what a recent study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences hopes to address as a team of researchers investigated the…
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