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invasive species

Rock Snot Explained
Bob Grant | May 8, 2014 | 2 min read
An increasingly common algal growth, found in rivers the world over, is caused by changing environmental conditions, not accidental introductions.
Finch-Powered Fumigation
Rina Shaikh-Lesko | May 7, 2014 | 2 min read
Darwin’s finches use pesticide-treated cotton to line their nests and unwittingly protect themselves against parasitic fly larvae.
Something Is Killing Asian Carp
Kerry Grens | Apr 29, 2014 | 2 min read
Half a million invasive silver carp are dead in a Kentucky river, and nobody knows why.
Python Auto-Pilot
Rina Shaikh-Lesko | Mar 20, 2014 | 1 min read
Invasive snakes in Florida show evidence of a compass sense they use to navigate back to home territory.
Behavior Brief
Rina Shaikh-Lesko | Feb 27, 2014 | 4 min read
A round-up of recent discoveries in behavior research
Virginia Targets Wild Pigs
Bob Grant | Nov 26, 2013 | 2 min read
The state assembles a task force to try to slow the growth of burgeoning populations of the ecologically destructive invasive species.
Carp Breed in Great Lakes Watershed
Kerry Grens | Oct 29, 2013 | 2 min read
New evidence indicates that invasive Asian carp have bred in the Lake Erie basin.
Invasive Species Aids Salt Marshes
Kate Yandell | Apr 8, 2013 | 2 min read
Ailing Cape Cod marshes are recovering with the arrival of European green crabs.
Catching Criminals
Beth Marie Mole | Apr 1, 2013 | 4 min read
A tactic designed to nab repeat offenders also pinpoints the source of infectious diseases and invasive species.
Native Frogs Beat Invasive Toads
Dan Cossins | Mar 8, 2013 | 2 min read
Native Australian frog tadpoles outcompete the tadpoles of the invasive cane toad, suggesting the native frogs could form part of a suburban control program.
Opinion: Keep Animals in the Classroom
Richard Naftalin | Jan 3, 2013 | 3 min read
The release of non-native organisms into the environment by high school teachers should not be used as an argument to stop teaching by hands-on demonstration.
Opinion: Teaching Science Without Harm
Katherine Groff | Jan 3, 2013 | 3 min read
Animal dissections are not needed in education.
Opinion: Controlling Invasion
Chenghai Yang | Oct 14, 2012 | 3 min read
Remote sensing helps control an invasive giant weed that threatens ecosystems and border security.
The Science of Stowaways
Hayley Dunning | Oct 1, 2012 | 4 min read
A dock dislodged by 2011's Japanese tsunami washes ashore in Oregon, posing an invasive species threat, but also serving as an unprecedented natural experiment in open-ocean dispersal.
School Teachers Release Invasives
Edyta Zielinska | Aug 9, 2012 | 1 min read
As many as 1,000 different non-native organisms used in the classroom are being released into the wild by school teachers.
It’s Raining Mice
Sabrina Richards | May 1, 2012 | 4 min read
A new brown tree snake control strategy takes to the skies as scientists scatter toxic rodents over Guam’s forest canopy.
Antarctic Invasion
Megan Scudellari | Mar 5, 2012 | 3 min read
Invasive species threaten the most pristine place on Earth.
Casting a Wide Eye
Cristina Luiggi | Feb 1, 2012 | 10+ min read
Scientists study a variety of large-scale biological phenomena from the vantage point of space.
Opinion: Species Origins DO Matter!
Sara Kuebbing, Daniel Simberloff, and Julie Lockwood | Sep 28, 2011 | 4 min read
Organisms introduced to new habitats pose a significant threat to the native flora and fauna.
Opinion: The Invasive Ideology
Matthew K. Chew and Scott P. Carroll | Sep 7, 2011 | 6 min read
Biologists and conservationists are too eager to demonize non-native species.
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