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Protecting turfgrass from fungal foes
- Feb 12, 2026
Turfgrass found on golf courses, athletic fields and lawns is susceptible to a fungal pathogen known as dollar spot disease, which is characterized by...
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White-nose syndrome puzzle solved: Biological mechanisms behind devastating bat disease revealed
- Feb 12, 2026
Millions of bats in North America have died from white-nose syndrome, and a new study from the University of Waterloo explores why and how the fungal...
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Oldest known reptile skin impressions dated to 298 million years found in Germany
- Feb 12, 2026
An international research team led by Dr. Lorenzo Marchetti from the Museum für Naturkunde Berlin has described the oldest known impressions of reptil...
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Temperature affects the quality of male frogs' mating calls: Females can hear the difference
- Feb 12, 2026
A study from the University of California, Davis, found that temperature affects the sound and quality of male frogs' mating calls. In the colder, ear...
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Bio-based coating reveals harmful UV exposure by shifting color
- Feb 12, 2026
Researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have developed a coating using proteins and bacteria that could enable the development of T-sh...
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The changing chemistry of invasive death cap mushrooms
- Feb 12, 2026
The California Department of Public Health reported 39 related poisonings in the last three months, leading to the death of four people, at least thre...
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Fentanyl makeover: Core structural redesign could lead to safer pain medications
- Feb 12, 2026
Fentanyl is one of the most effective drugs for managing severe pain, yet it carries substantial risks of addiction and respiratory depression, the da...
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Silver European eel discovered in Cyprus for the first time
- Feb 12, 2026
As part of a new study, researchers from Bournemouth University (BU) have discovered European eels, Anguilla anguilla, at the stage of silvering livin...
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Plants retain a 'genetic memory' of past population crashes, study shows
- Feb 12, 2026
Researchers at McGill University and the United States Forest Service have found that plants living in areas where human activity has caused populatio...
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Major earthquakes are just as random as smaller ones
- Feb 12, 2026
For obvious reasons, it would be useful to predict when an earthquake is going to occur. It has long been suspected that large quakes in the Himalayas...
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Young Australians want more than 'Don't Do It': A new approach to sex education
- Feb 12, 2026
As Valentine's Day approaches—when love and relationships are front of mind—Burnet Institute is highlighting The Gist, an evidence-based program desig...
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Queensland's longest-running planned burn study informs effective landscape fire management
- Feb 12, 2026
Researchers have arrived in Peachester State Forest to collect environmental samples to help unlock new insights into how planned burns shape and supp...