New fossil species sheds light on divergent life-history strategies in early land plants
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Jan 17, 2025, 11:01 am By NULLA new technology is poised to transform the discovery of microbial species and enzymes with specific…Leaf beetles' evolutionary success linked to gene transfer and symbiosis
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Jan 17, 2025, 10:14 am By NULLHow can chimpanzees, so closely related to humans, have almost no sense of rhythm? Behavioral…Machinery behind bacterial nanowires discovered
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Jan 17, 2025, 9:50 am By NULLA team of climate geochemists at the Max Planck Institute for Chemistry, University of the…Climate change driving 'cost-of-living' squeeze in lizards
Jan 17, 2025, 9:01 am By NULLDesert lizards are facing a 'cost-of-living' squeeze as global temperatures continue to rise, a new…Researchers develop tools to help dog owners manage pet obesity
Jan 17, 2025, 7:33 am By NULLPsychologist and behavior change expert Professor Thomas Webb and a team of researchers has…Reinventing the South Florida seawall to help marine life, buffer rising seas
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Jan 17, 2025, 3:29 am By NULLWe see color because photoreceptor cones in our eyes detect light waves corresponding to red, green,…Snakes in potted olive trees 'tip of the iceberg' of ornamental plant trade hazards, say researchers
Jan 16, 2025, 7:10 pm By NULLContinental European snakes, geckos and Italian wall lizards are making their way to northern Europe…The secret lives of Phillip Island's divorcing penguins
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Jan 16, 2025, 4:38 pm By NULLA team from the University of Barcelona is leading a study that improves the technology available to…Population genomic analysis uncovers complex breeding history of celery
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Jan 16, 2025, 4:21 pm By NULLA new study has revealed the dramatic impact that rising temperatures and changing rainfall patterns…
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