Modern-Day Challenges for Environmental Toxicology Labsby Magaret Sivapragasam, PhDHow environmental toxicologists navigate emerging toxicology issues
NewsEvolution’s Recipe Book: How ‘Copy-Paste’ Errors Cooked Up the Animal Kingdomby Centre for Genomic RegulationStudy explores multiple evolutionary innovations stemming from gene duplication events hundreds of millions of years ago
NewsFungus-Fighting Virus Offers Hope for Amphibiansby University of California - RiversideDiscovery of virus infecting the deadly fungus that is devastating frog populations could end global amphibian pandemic
NewsStudy Proves Vision and Touch Are Linked at Birthby Queen Mary University of LondonNewly hatched chicks can instantly recognize objects using vision, even if they've only ever experienced them by touch
NewsA Simple and Robust Experimental Process for Protein Engineeringby University of MichiganNew easily interpretable technique can reduce costs and increase scale of protein optimization for multiple applications
NewsMapping the Future’s Sweet Spot for Clean Energy and Biodiversityby University of California - DavisJoshua tree and kit fox study shows the importance of considering future range shifts when siting clean energy
NewsDrought May Drive Deadly Amphibian Disease, Researchers Findby Penn StateSeverity and spread of chytridiomycosis could be impacted by effects of drought on the skin microbiomes of amphibians
NewsNew Fossil Site of Worldwide Importance Uncovered in Southern Franceby University of LausanneDiscovery provides unprecedented information on the polar ecosystems of the Ordovician period
NewsAlien Invasion: Non-Native Earthworms Threaten Ecosystemsby Stanford UniversityImported earthworms have colonized large swaths of North America, presenting a largely overlooked threat
NewsWest Nile Virus Emergence in Europe Found to Be Associated with Agricultureby PLOSDirection of spread also associated with wetland urbanization and migratory bird patterns
NewsMicroplastics May Be Accumulating Rapidly in Galapagos Penguins’ Food Webby University of British ColumbiaNew study assesses microplastic bioaccumulation in the Galápagos Islands using endangered penguin as indicator species