Ants, plants mutually benefit each other
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Call it the rule of unintended consequences Â drop your guard because one threat goes away and an unexpected menace jumps up and smacks you. And new research shows it even applies to African acacia trees.
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By Tessier, Jack T  TESSIER, J. T. (Central Connecticut State University, New Britain, CT 06050). Re-establishment of three dominant herbaceous understory species following fine-scale disturbance in a Catskill northern hardwood forest. J. Torrey Bot. Soc. 134: 34-44.
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Tiny channels in the Arctic ice support creatures that play a crucial role in climate-affected ecosystems.
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One of the most frequently cited advantages of coworking is the cross pollination that takes place. People share ideas rather than actually drum up business.
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Vegetation thrives on moisture and when you add an increase of nitrogen and complements of lightning, the greenery gets even greener. The May issue of the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences reports poison ivy is expected to get a lot itchier because of global warming.
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Landscape corridors encourage biological diversity, at least with plants, a new study shows.
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It's a sweet time for honeybees in the rolling hills of eastern Pennsylvania, and the ones humming around Dennis vanEngelsdorp seem too preoccupied by the blooming knapweed nearby to sting him as he carefully lifts the top off their hive. VanEngelsdorp, Pennsylvania's state apiarist, spots signs of plenty within: honeycomb stocked with yellow pollen, neat rows of wax hexagons housing larval bees, and a fertile queen churning out eggs.
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Researchers believe that they have found how the body protects itself against diseases such as Alzheimer's.
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LONDON - When an ant comes to the fork in the road, it uses geometry to find the correct path, scientists say. Worker pharaoh ants use a series of branching paths scented with pheromones to travel around their colony.
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Scientists are getting to the root of the matter, compiling a fungus "tree of life" that could have health benefits for humans.
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A collaboration of botanists and computer scientists is being awarded a $50 million federal grant to conduct research into plant biology with an eye toward resolving global problems related to agriculture, environment and energy production.
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A U.S.-led team of international biologists says some ants have adjusted well to urban warming and may help other species adapt to such climate change.
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An animal the size of a small squirrel experimented with aerial life about the same time as birds, scientists said.
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Climate change could drive many wild relatives of plants such as the potato and the peanut into extinction, threatening a valuable source of genes necessary to help these food crops fight pests and drought, an international research group reported.
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Researchers have uncovered one secret to the Argentine antâs success at invading new territory: dietary flexibility.
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A secret long held by plants has been revealed by Howard Hughes Medical Institute researchers.
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Gardens are vital habitats for nesting bumblebees, a study suggests.