One teacher said the experiential learning provided by microscopes made a significant impact. "They get to see something up close and see those details that they wouldn't have seen before." ...

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In North America, trained dogs inspect watercraft to detect invasive mussels before they catch a ride to new waters. Dogs ...

The "mouth of hell" was silenced forever when the last bus left the station on 1 March 2014. Just over a year later, some ...

It is commonly accepted that insects could possibly be a mechanical vector for transferring pathogens. Especially now larvae ...

This spring will be filled with the sound of millions of Brood XIV cicadas. Here's what to know about 17-year cicadas and how many are in Brood XIV.

Poisoning weeds, ripping out hedges, and planting 'pretty' but ecologically useless non-native flowers and shrubs make for ...

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Last year, the Great Southern Brood of cicadas emerged after 13 years, crawling up trees, molting and leaving their outer ...

A molecular quality-control system in Anopheles mosquitoes-the species responsible for most of the world's malaria cases-is a ...