Articles in Biology
Effect Pesticides have on Frogs
Atrazine, one of the most widely used pesticides in the world, wreaking havoc with the sex lives of adult male frogs, three quarters maul them and becoming one of 10 women, according to a new study from the University of California, Berkeley biologists. The 75 percent that are chemically castrated are essentially “dead” due to [...]
Why pruning encourages plants to thrive
Scientists have shown that the main stem, dominates the growth of the plant, mainly because it was there first, and not because of its position at the top of the plant. Teams of collaborators from the University of York in the UK and the University of Calgary, Canada combined their expertise in molecular genetics and [...]
