Blue Crabs Are Eating Plastic in the Mediterranean Sea
Scientists studied blue crabs living in two different parts of the Mediterranean Sea to understand what they eat and whether they're swallowing tiny pieces of …
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Why a Fruit Pest Thrives on Low-Protein Diets
Scientists discovered why spotted wing drosophila (a tiny fruit fly pest) can survive and grow on fresh fruit, which has very little protein compared to other …
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Scientists discovered a special fold inside the digestive system of an invasive sea creature called Styela clava. This fold, called a typhlosole, acts like a …
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