News
- Agriculture
Tasteful new wrapping can protect produce
New, fruit- and vegetable-based edible packaging could reduce the amount of synthetic wrapping needed to protect food.
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New ant species plunders other ants’ farms
A newly discovered Megalomyrmex ant specializes in raiding the nest gardens of fungus-cultivating ant species.
- Health & Medicine
Vision: The risks of being too fat or too tall
Excess weight or height can have a blinding impact, fostering the development of cataracts.
- Paleontology
Genes Seem to Link Unlikely Relatives
Genetic markers on three proteins suggest a common African ancestor for elephants, aardvarks, elephant shrews, golden moles, and other animals.
