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Extinct Caribbean Bird Yields DNA after 2,500 Years in Watery Grave

August 16, 2019

Ancient DNA is a challenging medium because it's in the process of degradation

Largest-Ever Study of Coral Communities Unlocks Global Solution to Save Reefs

August 13, 2019

More than 2,500 reef systems across 44 countries were analyzed

From 1970 to 2012, Global Populations of Big Freshwater Animals Declined by 88 Percent

August 12, 2019

Freshwater megafauna include all freshwater animals that weigh 30 kilograms or more, such as species of river dolphins, beave...

What Do You Mean the Hamburger Isn't All That American?

August 7, 2019

Scientists and graphic designers are joining forces to strengthen the communication power of research through attractive, inf...

Baby Spiders Really Are Watching You

August 5, 2019

The vision of jumping spiders is nearly as keen in babies as adults, a University of Cincinnati study found

DNA Analysis Reveals Cryptic Underwater Ecosystem Engineers

July 12, 2019

A new DNA analysis of coralline algae has revealed a wealth of different species

The Unique Tooth Structure of the Great White Shark Gives New Insights into Its Origin

July 9, 2019

Researchers trace back the origin of this group to a small benthic shark from the Middle Jurassic

Egg-Sucking Sea Slug from Florida's Cedar Key Named after Muppets Creator Jim Henson

June 20, 2019

Named Olea hensoni, the slug belongs to the sacoglossans, a group of more than 300 species that are such enthusiastic ea...

Global Commodities Trade and Consumption Place the World's Primates at Risk of Extinction

June 17, 2019

Between 2001 to 2015, 160 million hectares of forest were lost in the tropics due to human activities, threatening primate sp...

Are Coffee Farms for the Birds? Yes and No

April 30, 2019

Shade trees provide some refuge among deforestation and species decline

Fish Diversity Linked to Caribbean Coral Reef Health

March 7, 2019

The health of coral reefs can be impacted as much by the diversity of fish that graze on them as by the amount of fish that d...

'Incredibly' Diverse Microbial Community Discovered High in Yellowstone National Park

March 4, 2019

The community of microorganisms lives in a sapphire blue hot spring 8,600 feet above sea level on the Continental Divide...

Complete World Map of Tree Diversity

February 21, 2019

A new statistical model eliminates blank spaces

An Entire Botanical Garden of Genomes

January 28, 2019

Researchers provide genome sequence data and species identification for 760 plant specimens from Ruili Botanical Garden, Sout...

Animal Species Becoming Extinct in Haiti as Deforestation Nearly Complete

October 31, 2018

Species of reptiles, amphibians, and other vertebrates are becoming extinct in Haiti as deforestation has claimed more than 9...

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