Biology

Researchers test self-destructing moth pest in cabbage patch
May 29, 2017

Researchers test self-destructing moth pest in cabbage patch

Researchers in a New York cabbage patch are planning the first release on American soil of insects genetically engineered to die before they can reproduce...

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Survey finds US honeybee losses improve from horrible to bad
May 25, 2017

Survey finds US honeybee losses improve from horrible to bad

A survey of US beekeepers finds some hope for the nation's troubled honeybees...

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Jury rules with school in fight over California strawberries
May 25, 2017

Jury rules with school in fight over California strawberries

Jurors have sided with a California research university in its dispute with a renowned plant scientist credited with developing tasty strawberries as a professor at the school...

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Zika hit Florida months before infections found, study says
May 24, 2017

Zika hit Florida months before infections found, study says

A new study suggests Zika began spreading in Florida mosquitoes about 3 months before infections were detected last summer...

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Science Says: Whale of a mystery solved? How they got so big
May 23, 2017

Science Says: Whale of a mystery solved? How they got so big

Scientists may have solved a mystery about the biggest of whales and how they evolved...

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'Drogon' the ant on annual Top 10 list of new species
May 19, 2017

'Drogon' the ant on annual Top 10 list of new species

Drogon the ant joins a brilliant pink bush cricket and a freshwater stingray on this year's Top 10 list of new species...

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University of Illinois cancels scientist talk after backlash
May 17, 2017

University of Illinois cancels scientist talk after backlash

The University of Illinois has cancelled plans to host a talk by Nobel Laureate James Watson after faculty raised concerns about his discredited views on race and intelligence...

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Go west, young pine: US forests shifting with climate change
May 17, 2017

Go west, young pine: US forests shifting with climate change

A new study finds a warmer, wetter climate is helping push dozens of Eastern U.S. trees to the north and, surprisingly, west....

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Aaron Hernandez's fiancee: I don't think death was a suicide
May 15, 2017

Aaron Hernandez's fiancee: I don't think death was a suicide

The fiancee of former NFL player Aaron Hernandez is speaking out publicly for the first time...

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New lobster fishing rules on the way amid warming waters
May 9, 2017

New lobster fishing rules on the way amid warming waters

New restrictions are coming to southern New England's lobster fishery to try to save the area's population of the animals...

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