Stories by Leslie Nemo

Mosquitoes Stab Animals with a Syringelike Proboscis

Viewed side by side, the insects’ organ and a human-made syringe are uncannily similar

The Kaleidoscopic Art of Threatened Corals

Resilient corals in Miami may signal what the future holds for these creatures

Itsy-Bitsy 3-D Spider Web Is as Strong as Human-Made Materials

Lobster pot spiders spin their webs with a superior thread

Slit-Scan Technique Presents a Twist on Flowery Photography

Photographers and TikTokers can use the method to show how a narrow strip records something different in a series of sequential images

Multistate Disagreement over the Length of the Foot to End

In 2023 every U.S. land surveyor will begin using a single international standard

Cookie-Cutter Suburbs Could Help Spread Sustainable Yards

The housing governing groups can play a powerful role in encouraging environmentally friendly lawns

Faux Fish Might Help Aquaculture Keep Feeding the World

Some unexpected alternatives could avoid depleting the wild fish that farmed seafood eats

The Race to Relearn Hemp Farming

Researchers have a lot to learn about the previously banned crop before it flourishes on U.S. farms

From Defiled to Wild—Can a Spent Coal Mine Be Reborn as a Nature Conservation Center?

Kentucky’s first mountaintop removal coal mine is being turned into grassland to support valuable game species

Treating Toxins with Tree Microbes

Specialized bacteria help trees clean up Superfund site

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New Wireless Pacemaker Could Prevent Common Complications

Powered by microwaves, the device avoids some of the risks traditional systems pose

In Case You Missed It

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Wanted: Illegal Fish Dumpers

The Department of Wildlife is offering a bounty for purveyors of invasive fish 

Growing Virtual Plants Could Help Farmers Boost Their Crops

Researchers are using 3-D modeling to identify the future’s heartiest pickings

How Do You Move a Giant Sequoia?

Boise, Idaho, recently relocated a century-old, living tree provided by John Muir

Family Meal? Ancestral Humans May Have Engaged in Ritualistic Cannibalism

Patterns carved in an arm bone could mean the gruesome practice held some ceremonial value for Paleolithic people

Mega-Tsunami Could Be Triggered by an Alaska Quake

Researchers have found tectonic features on the ocean floor off the Alaska coast similar to those that drove the 2011 earthquake in Japan

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