Island life changed how Brazil's Noronha skink reproduces, but the lizard's strategy might be failing

Visitors to the Fernando de Noronha archipelago, located about 340 miles (545 kilometers) off the coast of Pernambuco in ...

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 ...

Island life changed how Brazil’s Noronha skink reproduces, but the lizard’s strategy might be failing in a rapidly evolving world

The Noronha skink arrived on the island millions of years ago from Africa, likely on floating masses of vegetation carried by ...
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Early Flowering Plants May Have Relied on Dinosaurs to Eat Their Fleshy Fruits and Spread Their Seeds

According to fossils preserved by volcanic ash, the plants, known as angiosperms, began producing relatively large, blueberry ...
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Connecticut says your lush green lawn is failing the pollinators behind 1 in 4 bites of food

Many of the marked roadside conservation areas are near highway ramps, medians, and shoulders.
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A rare flower is in a superbloom in the Rocky Mountains

Green gentian wildflowers are in a major superbloom in the alpine meadows of Colorado. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks to David Inouye, a researcher who has been studying these magnificent flowers for ...
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How bees help grow the fruits, vegetables and nuts we enjoy

Tiny bees are vital for our food supply, pollinating crops like apples, almonds, and strawberries. Their crucial role in ...