2. Eugenia recommends this article about microplastics. (link)
3. Linda recommends this article about duckweed. And so do I. (link)
4. At Mating Time, These Ants Carry Their Young Queen to a Neighbor's Nest -- The royal matchmaking service may help these insects avoid inbreeding. (link)
5. Recommended by Linda: Global Cactus Traffickers Are Cleaning Out the Deserts -- A recent raid in Italy involving rare Chilean species highlights the growing scale of a black market in the thorny plants. (link)
7. Hitchhiking with Bloodworms. Invasive species are sneaking around the world, nestled in the seaweed used to ship bait worms. An easy solution exists, but the industry is resisting change. (link)
5. Recommended by Linda: Global Cactus Traffickers Are Cleaning Out the Deserts -- A recent raid in Italy involving rare Chilean species highlights the growing scale of a black market in the thorny plants. (link)
7. Hitchhiking with Bloodworms. Invasive species are sneaking around the world, nestled in the seaweed used to ship bait worms. An easy solution exists, but the industry is resisting change. (link)
8. If you read the article above you might be interested to know that bloodworm is also the common name for the aquatic larval stage of a non-biting midge, an insect. (link)
9. How a bearded dragon STI controlled the minds of a cricket colony. The discovery, made by accident, tells us about insects' behavior and gives insight into our own. (link)
10. Mating plugs and other weird butterfly sex habits. Male butterflies want monogamy. Females, not so much. (link)
11. There's a neurological reason you say 'um' when you think of a word. These little utterances, called disfluencies, can shed light about what's going on in the brain as we speak. (link)
12. Controversial forestry experiment will be largest-ever in United States. At the Elliott State Forest in Oregon, researchers will explore how best to balance timber production with conservation. (link)
13. How much can forests fight climate change? Trees are supposed to slow global warming, but growing evidence suggests they might not always be climate saviours. (link)
14. Sleep Evolved Before Brains. Hydras Are Living Proof. Studies of sleep are usually neurological. But some of nature's simplest animals suggest that sleep evolved for metabolic reasons, long before brains even existed. (link)
15. Two New Coronaviruses Make the Leap into Humans ---Two viruses from dogs and pigs were isolated from human patients, but neither was proven to cause severe disease or to transmit to other people. (link)
16. Long time Ramblers may remember two Witch Hazels next to the sidewalk in the Shade Garde. Each year we point out the Witch Hazel conical leaf galls that are either green or red in color. We finally have an answer to what makes the color difference: an aphid salivary gene may regulate gall color. (link)
10. Mating plugs and other weird butterfly sex habits. Male butterflies want monogamy. Females, not so much. (link)
11. There's a neurological reason you say 'um' when you think of a word. These little utterances, called disfluencies, can shed light about what's going on in the brain as we speak. (link)
12. Controversial forestry experiment will be largest-ever in United States. At the Elliott State Forest in Oregon, researchers will explore how best to balance timber production with conservation. (link)
13. How much can forests fight climate change? Trees are supposed to slow global warming, but growing evidence suggests they might not always be climate saviours. (link)
14. Sleep Evolved Before Brains. Hydras Are Living Proof. Studies of sleep are usually neurological. But some of nature's simplest animals suggest that sleep evolved for metabolic reasons, long before brains even existed. (link)
15. Two New Coronaviruses Make the Leap into Humans ---Two viruses from dogs and pigs were isolated from human patients, but neither was proven to cause severe disease or to transmit to other people. (link)
16. Long time Ramblers may remember two Witch Hazels next to the sidewalk in the Shade Garde. Each year we point out the Witch Hazel conical leaf galls that are either green or red in color. We finally have an answer to what makes the color difference: an aphid salivary gene may regulate gall color. (link)
17. Fireflies need dark nights for their summer light shows – here’s how you can help. (link)
