A newly described fossil reveals that leeches are at least 200 million years older than scientists previously thought, and that their earliest ancestors may have feasted not on blood, but on smaller marine creatures.
Plants & Animals
Oct 1, 2025
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The most cost-effective way to conserve the dwindling waters of the Colorado River may not come from building new reservoirs, canals, or wells, but from changing how water is used on farms that consume most of it.
Environment
Sep 30, 2025
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Foal pneumonia is one of the leading causes of disease and death in foals, with severe cases being most commonly caused by the bacterium Rhodococcus equi (R. equi).
Cell & Microbiology
Sep 25, 2025
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Valued at more than US$250 billion, the influencer industry is the center of the digital economy.
Social Sciences
Sep 16, 2025
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The residues that remain when a brewery makes beer or whiskey are called spent grain or brewer's spent grain (BSG). Spent grain is available in large quantities, and is full of proteins and amino acids that should be possible ...
Biotechnology
Sep 16, 2025
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Plant stem cells are crucial for the world's food supply, animal feed, and fuel production. They lay the foundation for how plants grow. Yet, much about these mysterious building blocks remains unknown. Previous analyses ...
Molecular & Computational biology
Sep 15, 2025
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Farming produces a huge amount of crop waste, including straw, husks, and stalks every growing season. Unfortunately, common disposal methods—burning, plowing the waste back into the fields, using it as animal feed, and ...
Agriculture
Aug 19, 2025
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For years, Aqueous Film-Forming Foam (AFFF) has been the gold standard for suppressing and extinguishing petroleum-based fires.
Environment
Aug 19, 2025
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Protein products made from soy, peas, algae or fungi have gained a foothold in the market as a vegan alternative to meat, fish and milk. Consumers have a variety of reasons for the increased demand, ranging from animal welfare, ...
Biotechnology
Aug 14, 2025
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A study led by researchers at the University of Oxford, working closely with colleagues from Duurzame Zuivelketen (DZK), among others, has developed a framework to help agricultural sectors better contribute to global biodiversity ...
Ecology
Aug 11, 2025
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