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Researchers: A shortage of native seeds is slowing land restoration across the US
Spring is planting time for home gardeners, landscapers and public works agencies across the U.S. And…
Elephant in the dining room: Startup makes mammoth meatball
Throw another mammoth on the barbie? An Australian company on Tuesday lifted the glass cloche on…
Simplified screening of individual bacterial species in biosamples
In medical research and diagnostics, the microbiome, i.e. the microbial colonization of the intestine, is increasingly…
Their stories were lost to slavery. Now DNA is writing them
In the 1700s, a boy was born into slavery in Colonial America. He spent his life…
An archaeological rediscovery offers clues about distant human past
In their recent publication in the Journal of Human Evolution, UConn Department of Anthropology Professor Christian…
Report: The impact of lockdown on domestic abuse service providers
The COVID-19 lockdowns, which began on March 23, 2020, brought overnight changes in working conditions for…
Study finds paying corporate accountants more removes incentives for financial misreporting
Bad bookkeeping’s been in the news a lot lately. Sam Bankman-Fried’s FTX crypto empire came crashing…
Queensland women, children and families bear brunt of homelessness, say briefing papers
The number of Queensland women and children experiencing homelessness would now be much higher than the…
La Niña provides a boost for Australia's environment, but report card still mixed
Last year was a “bumper” one for Australia’s environment on the back of significant rainfall, but…