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Getting the job done. A female Asian water dragon (Physignathus cocincinus) produced a daughter (left) without the assistance of a male. Skip Brown/Smithsonian’s National Zoo

December 15, 2020

Virgin births from parthenogenesis: How females from some species can reproduce without males

Mercedes Burns, University of Maryland, Baltimore County

Parthenogenesis, a form of reproduction in which an egg develops into an embryo without being fertilized by sperm, might be more common than you realized.

Myrmecocystus honeypot ants, showing the repletes, their abdomens swollen to store honey, above ordinary workers. Greg Hume via Wikimedia Commons

September 7, 2018

Wasps, aphids and ants: the other honey makers

Manu Saunders, University of New England

Honey might be synonymous with bees, but they’re not the only insects that come up with the goods.

Not interested in your new favorite band. TJ Gehling

July 10, 2018

Rock ‘n’ roll is noise pollution – with ecological implications that can spread through a food web

Brandon Barton, Mississippi State University

An AC/DC-loving biologist tests the band’s 1980 assertion that “rock ‘n’ roll ain’t noise pollution.” Turns out it can be – and the negative effects of noise can ripple through an ecosystem.

May 22, 2018

Aphid explosion: why are the skies filled with greenfly and how can you get rid of them?

Gordon Port, Newcastle University

Aphids often appear in swarms around May and June but what risk do they pose to plants?

I’m catching some signals, fellow aphid. Are you? drriss

April 22, 2014

Spying on plant communication with tiny bugs

Malcolm Campbell, University of Toronto

Internal communications in plants share striking similarities with those in animals, new research reveals. With the help of tiny insects, scientists were able to tap into this communication system. Their…

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