A bird’s beak colour can change due to various factors like age, diet, hormones, or seasonal changes. For example, some birds develop brighter beaks during mating season to attract partners.

Apr. 17, 2025 — A vaccine under development has demonstrated complete protection in mice against a deadly variant of the virus that causes bird flu. The work focuses on the H5N1 variant known as ...

But another larva, this time from the vine weevil, might be to blame for wilted plants right now – especially houseplants, ...

Photo courtesy of Purdue University. Lei Zhang, Assistant Professor of Plant Nematology at Purdue University, is on the lookout for the soil-borne roundworm called soybean cyst nematode (SCN). Zhang ...

As the H5N1 bird flu virus mutates and rapidly spreads through American cattle herds — a first for the U.S. — doctors and veterinarians are fearful that if the virus is left unchecked ...

This leads to patches of paler, discoloured grass that can appear yellow. The grubs can have an unwanted side-effect on your ...

Bird flu has been circling the globe for decades. So the discovery in 2024 that the deadly pathogen had jumped from a wild bird to a cow came as a shock to virus watchers. Now, in just over a year ...

In the last 10 years, quantitative research funded by the United Soybean Board (USB) reveals The SCN Coalition increased ...

When we think about vegetable gardens, we don’t usually think about interplanting flowers and herbs with our vegetables. In ...

Japanese beetles can cause major damage to your garden. This guide explains how to get rid of Japanese beetles without ...

To top it off, weed control is doubly important for fields at risk for soybean cyst nematode (SCN), as many common winter annual weeds host SCN. Learn how to get ahead of winter annual weeds (and ...

A photo of a cyst nematode's head viewed through a high-power microscope shows its esophageal glands, which produce effectors it uses to infect host plants. The image was digitally edited to ...