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Will a Supreme Court decision in fisheries case tie the hands of all government regulators?
Fishing for Atlantic herring may seem worlds away from restrictions on power plant emissions or responses to the COVID-19 pandemic. But a case before the U.S. Supreme Court could affect all those activities and more by altering how federal agencies apply scientific expertise in carrying out their regulatory duties.
On 1 May the high court agreed to hear a case brought by four...
Scent ‘camouflage’ keeps mice from destroying crops
House mice may look cute, but they’re little monsters when it comes to crops. The rodents destroy 70 million tons of rice, wheat, and maize each year by devouring and infesting stored grain. They also dig up and eat the seeds farmers have planted.
Humans have been locked in a battle with these pests for millennia, using everything from cats to poisons. A new study may have...