#Microscope allows gentle, continuous imaging of light-sensitive corals

“#Microscope allows gentle, continuous imaging of light-sensitive corals” Using the L-SPI microscope to visualize the re-infection of an Astrangia polyp (cyan from reflected light) with algae (red from chlorophyll fluorescence), injected by pipette into the mouth of the polyp. Credit: Loretta Roberson Corals are “part animal, part plant, and part rock—and difficult to figure out,…

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#It’s big, but it’s not a ‘murder hornet’

“#It’s big, but it’s not a ‘murder hornet’” Credit: Texas A&M University Since the release of information about Asian giant hornets, Texas A&M AgriLife entomologists are being inundated with cicada killers and other lookalike insects submitted for identification as a possible “murder hornet,” which thus far has only been found in Washington state in the…

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#Wild bees depend on the landscape structure

“#Wild bees depend on the landscape structure” Costanza Geppert sampling bees at the edge of a field full of grain. Credit: Bettina Donkó Sowing strips of wildflowers along conventional cereal fields and the increased density of flowers in organic farming encourage bumblebees as well as solitary wild bees and hoverflies. Bumblebee colonies benefit from flower…

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#Research reveals fishing pressures affect tropical and temperate reefs differently

“#Research reveals fishing pressures affect tropical and temperate reefs differently” A diver rolls up a transect tape upon completion of a survey at Heron Island within northern Australia’s tropical Great Barrier Reef. Credit: Brian Sullivan In a study published recently in Ecology and Evolution, an international team of researchers focused on what can happen to…

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#Beavers gnawing away at the Arctic permafrost

“#Beavers gnawing away at the Arctic permafrost” Credit: Pixabay/CC0 Public Domain Alaska’s beavers are profiting from climate change, and spreading rapidly. In just a few years’ time, they have not only expanded into many tundra regions where they’d never been seen before; they’re also building more and more dams in their new homes, creating a…

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