Agriculture
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Everyday Citizens Can Help Solve the Riddle of the Disappearing LadybugsScientists enlist the help of citizen science to explore changes in the ladybug population.
By Lily Whiteman Published
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New Marijuana Strain Doesn't Get You HighIsraeli medical marijuana plantation creates strain of cannabis with low traces of THC. Bummer or boon?
By Nic Halverson Published
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New Hope For Corals?Corals may be more resilient than we thought, suggests evidence that reefs once recovered after a 2,500-year collapse.
By Emily Sohn Published
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What the Amazon Looked Like Before ColumbusAncient humans had little impact on the outlying forests of the Amazon Basin, a study suggests.
By Wynne Parry Published
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Nitrogen Contamination Found in California WaterOne in 10 people living in a productive agricultural area of central California is at risk for nitrate contamination in their drinking water.
By Live Science Staff Published
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Farming in America (Infographic)GoFigure looks at agriculture in America.
By Ross Toro Published
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Ancient Herders' Walls Guided Gazelles to Mass SlaughterThe use of these formations could have led to the local extinction of these grazing animals.
By Jennifer Welsh Published
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Vulnerable Gorilla Owes Fate to Climate Change and HumansClimate change and then humans appear to have isolated a vulnerable population of gorillas.
By Wynne Parry Published
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Hens Feel for Their Chicks' DiscomfortThey display both physiological and behavioral responses when their chicks are distressed.
By Jennifer Welsh Published
birds
