SHATIN, Hong Kong, July 28 -- The Chinese University of Hong Kong posted the following news release: * * * CUHK-led breakthrough rewrites evolutionary biology to pave way for pollution-neutral agriculture Discovery published in PNAS reveals free-living soil bacteria's nitrogen-fixing mechanism, offering eco-friendly biofertiliser alternative for global staple crops to reduce chemical fertiliser pollution * A collaborative research team from The Chinese University of Hong Kong (CUHK) and the French National Research Institute for Sustainable more PR

PANAMA CITY, Panama, July 29 (TNSjou) -- The Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute issued the following news: * * * Royal pheromones The discovery of queen pheromones in a tropical bee with flexible social behavior offers clues to the evolution of sociality Queen pheromones in Megalopta bees tell daughters when sacrificing their fertility to help their mom pays off * Imagine if moms could give their daughters a magic potion that would determine whether they stay at home to help them or leave and form their own families. Scientists at th more PR

ANN ARBOR, Michigan, July 29 (TNSjou) -- The University of Michigan issued the following news: * * * U-M researcher discovers new ant behavior that could help protect coffee from pests For the first time, ants were observed using the homes of pests known as coffee berry borers to rear their own young - Ants are known allies in the fight against coffee pests known as coffee berry borers. Now, a discovery made by Jonathan "Jonno" Morris while he was a University of Michigan graduate student has revealed there may be a new dimension to this p more PR