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Category: Ecology

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How smart were the dinosaurs?

Posted on March 2, 2023June 25, 2025 by Aubrey Zerkle

A researcher from Vanderbilt University inferred dinosaur intelligence from fossilized skulls. She used the skulls to estimate the number of…

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    Thinking like a bacterium can improve water quality

    Posted on January 23, 2023February 15, 2023 by Sciworthy

    Researchers show mathematical models based on cell biology can help lake managers reduce toxic algal blooms and improve the quality of our…

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      Are honey bees on the decline?

      Posted on January 16, 2023March 12, 2024 by Sciworthy

      Scientists have observed lab honey bees are living 50% shorter lives than they were 50 years ago. As a result, commercial beehives and honey…

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        Human gut microbiota invade urban wildlife

        Posted on January 2, 2023February 15, 2023 by Ruby Costigan

        Scientists have shown urban bird, mammal and reptile microbiomes are similar to those of humans. This is one example of how urbanization is…

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          Can insects munch their way through our plastic problem?

          Posted on November 14, 2022November 14, 2022 by Erica Curles

          The invention of plastic improved human lives in many ways, but it has also created a lot of waste. Plastic waste can take centuries to…

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            Viruses inhabit even the deepest depths of the ocean!

            Posted on December 27, 2021October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy

            Have you ever wondered what lies in the deepest depths of the ocean? Could there be scary sea monsters or other unknown life forms?…

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              Mosquitos are more common in poorly kept-up neighborhoods

              Posted on October 28, 2021October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy

              The team concluded, based on their data, that socioeconomic status is related to Aedes aegypti abundance within Puerto Rico’s urban…

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                Hawaiian caves invaded by rats

                Posted on August 19, 2021June 24, 2025 by Sciworthy

                Rattus rattus, commonly known as the black rat or house rat has been recognized as “one of the most invasive species worldwide”. These…

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                  Using Reishi mushrooms to filter methane out of the atmosphere

                  Posted on January 11, 2021December 5, 2023 by Sciworthy

                  Could dead or living #fungi be used as a biofilter to trap and remove #methane, the potent #greenhousegas, from the atmosphere? Researchers…

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                    What beached whales can teach us about antibiotic resistance

                    Posted on September 17, 2020October 24, 2022 by Sciworthy

                    Researchers found that more than half of the bacteria collected from stranded cetaceans in the Philippines showed antimicrobial resistance…

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