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Researchers found that inland silversides (Menidia beryllina) exposed to endocrine disrupting compounds (EDCs) exhibited altered sex ratios, lower fertility rates and deformities.

The research team used genome sequencing to identify species of Rhodococcus that transition between beneficial and pathogenic – stimulating growth in some plants in the former case while deforming tissues in the latter.

The study is based on measuring transpiration – the process by which moisture is carried through plants from roots to small pores on the underside of leaves, where it changes to vapor and is released to the atmosphere.

A team of economists led by Oregon State University developed a decision method that can be applied to the management of lionfish. 

Consumers aren’t going to see a barley-flavored brew anytime soon in their local pub or supermarket, but the findings are an important first step toward a potential new market for beer connoisseurs.

While the recovery of marine mammals represents a conservation success, it creates complex tradeoffs for managers also charged with protecting the salmon they prey on, the study concludes.

Brazil has made substantial progress mapping properties for environmental registration, known as CAR (Cadastro Ambiental Rural).

The strain, identified in 2012 and reported first in Europe, spreads more aggressively than its North American counterpart, which has been the subject of intense eradication efforts over the last dozen years in the United States.