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For decades, it has been said that self-fertilization was like entering an evolutionary dead end, but a new study has just put a rather uncomfortable spin on that old idea

New research challenges the idea that self-fertilization is an evolutionary dead end and points to a more complex story.
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'Death is everywhere:' Alberta art exhibit on mortality is actually full of life

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From Darwin to prairie voles: the paradox of attraction between cousins

We tend to think that animals avoid inbreeding at all costs, but scientific studies contradict that assumption ...
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Your home’s coal stove may be quietly sending iron to the ocean and fueling phytoplankton blooms scientists never traced back to a kitchen fire

Discover how your home's coal stove might be contributing to oceanic iron levels and fueling phytoplankton blooms that scientists overlooked.

China’s great green wall: Over 60 billion trees are growing faster than natural forests — here's the secret behind that growth

China's Great Green Wall project has planted billions of trees since 1978. These planted forests are growing faster than ...

Mating strategies shape tropical plants' invasive ability

Indian Institute of Science (IISc), has found strong evidence that a plant's ability to reproduce on its own—through ...

Newly identified 'saprotropism' helps roots avoid decaying plant matter—but not animal decay

Decaying matter shapes life in soil, but it can also create hostile zones for growing roots. Professor Jiří Friml of the ...

Des Moines Register corrections and clarifications

Des Moines Register corrections and clarifications ...