Biodiversity and Conservation Why are catfish bad neighbors for allis shad? Scientists wanted to find out if the introduced European catfish are a threat to the endangered allis shad.
Health and Medicine Routine vaccinations during a pandemic – benefit or risk? Scientists used a mathematical model to work out the risks and benefits if health systems sustain their routine vaccinations during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Biodiversity and Conservation What happens to sea lampreys if catfish move in? Scientists wanted to know if catfish, introduced into rivers by people, are a threat to native lampreys.
Biodiversity and Conservation Why do invasive species like artificial lakes? Scientists studied an invasive snail species and their liver fluke parasites in Africa’s Lake Karina, the largest manmade lake in the world.
Health and Medicine What role do rodents have in human snail fever? Scientists wanted to know if small mammals like rats and mice spread the form of schistosomiasis (snail fever) that affects humans.
Biodiversity and Conservation What if a salmon meets a catfish? Scientists wanted to know if catfish prey on salmon in rivers that humans have altered.
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