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Researchers analyzed mosquito blood meals from a preserve and identified DNA from 86 vertebrate species. The results captured nearly all local biodiversity, from frogs to deer, showing mosquitoes could offer a fast, low-cost way to monitor wildlife.

Researchers have extracted metabolism-related molecules from fossilized animal bones up to 3 million years old. The metabolites revealed information about diet, disease, sex and environmental conditions.

Discover how a portable laboratory mounted on a drone can be used to monitor waterway nitrate levels in real-time and in hard-to-reach locations.

Discover how feeding plant and vegetable waste to fungi can produce a tasty protein to fortify vegan and vegetarian diets.

UCLA researchers found that gut bacteria are rapidly evolving in response to modern diets. Genes enabling digestion of industrial starches have spread quickly through microbial genomes via horizontal gene transfer.

By how scientists developed a new material with a pollution-busting surface that can effectively remove harmful contaminants from water.

Researchers have shown that near- and mid-infrared spectroscopy of leaves can reliably reveal a fruit’s ripeness without destructive testing.

New open-access database highlights health-promoting microbes and natural compounds that support wellbeing beyond disease prevention.

Some firefighter gear is being manufactured with chemicals called brominated flame retardants that could pose a risk to firefighter health.

Delta-9-tetrahydrocannabinol) and CBD (cannabidiol) from cannabis show promising anti-cancer effects on ovarian cancer cells. Both reduce cell growth, and together they may kill existing cells, pointing to potential new treatments.