Robotic fish predator strikes fear into invasive species

Robotic fish may help control one of the world's most problematic invasive species by mimicking their natural predators.

Karl Greenberg-NYU • futurity
Sept. 16, 2019 ~5 min

Invasive mosquitoes use ‘time-capsule’ eggs to move north

Asian tiger mosquitoes are pushing their geographical limits by laying eggs that don't hatch right away.

Talia Ogliore-WUSTL • futurity
Aug. 26, 2019 ~6 min


Can ‘trap, neuter, return’ really control cats? Maybe

Trap, neuter, return programs for free-roaming cats are controversial. New research says they can reduce populations and suffering, but only at scale.

Alisson Clark-Florida • futurity
Aug. 16, 2019 ~5 min

Invasive pests kill enough trees to hamper carbon storage

Invasive pests kill so many trees each year, they cut the carbon storage of forests by the equivalent of emissions from 5 million cars.

Brian Wallheimer-Purdue • futurity
Aug. 15, 2019 ~4 min

Compound in semen is sea lamprey ‘cologne’

Male lampreys attract females with a special pheromone called spermine, an odorous compound found in semen, researchers report.

Layne Cameron-Michigan State • futurity
July 9, 2019 ~3 min

Invasive mosquitoes protect local ones from a parasite

A mosquito native to Missouri has fewer parasites when it shares its watery home with an intruder, research finds.

Talia Ogliore-WUSTL • futurity
May 21, 2019 ~3 min

These little fish adapted to survive lethal toxins

Invasive species are typically harmful, but they're an "evolutionary rescue" for the Gulf killifish.

Kat Kerlin-UC Davis • futurity
May 10, 2019 ~5 min

Killer fungus is wiping out world’s amphibians

An invasive fungus has led to the decline of 501 species of amphibians. Scientists say we're running out of time to come up with a solution.

U. Melbourne • futurity
April 2, 2019 ~8 min


Shipping growth will mean more invasive stowaways

In the coming decades, shipping growth will far outweigh climate change as a driver of the spread of invasive pests.

Chris Chipello-McGill • futurity
March 19, 2019 ~3 min

Experts rush to I.D. an invasive, self-cloning tick

To control invasive, self-cloning Asian longhorned ticks, scientists have to tell them apart from two near-identical species. A new visual guide will help.

Neal Buccino-Rutgers • futurity
Jan. 31, 2019 ~3 min

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