
Organic beekeeping can be even more profitable than conventional methods
Organic beekeeping can support healthy and productive honey bee colonies, and a new study led by researchers in Penn State’s College of Agricultural Sciences has found that adopting organic honey bee colony

Jaguar swims over a kilometer, showing dams are not absolute barriers to large carnivores
Scientists in Brazil recently recorded evidence that a jaguar visited an isolated island in the reservoir area of the Serra da Mesa Hydroelectric Power Dam in northern Goiás State. The same jaguar

A grue jay? Rare hybrid bird identified in Texas
Biologists at The University of Texas at Austin, who have reported discovering a bird that’s the natural result of a green jay and a blue jay’s mating, say it may be among

Ciliary proteins suggest link between cell antennae and chronic diseases
Cell biology researchers at the Department of Biology at the University of Copenhagen have made a discovery about two ciliary proteins that have previously been linked to diabetes, obesity and kidney disease.

Community management of protected areas in the Amazon offers ‘unprecedented’ results
New research reveals “unprecedented” conservation results of community-based management of protected areas in the Amazon—as many face a future in which they may become increasingly degraded due to low enforcement of regulations,

Fossilized feces help bring prehistoric worlds to life—in molecular detail
An international research team led by Curtin University has used prehistoric feces to better understand how molecular fossilization works, offering a new window into what ancient animals ate, the world they lived