Predation by feral cats is putting the critically endangered Kangaroo Island dunnart—a small, mouse-sized marsupial found…
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Researchers recognize activists' work using data science to monitor and challenge feminicide
Feminicide, the most extreme outcome of gender-related violence, is a worldwide problem. In 2017, 87,000 women…
100,000-year-old polar bear genome reveals ancient hybridization with brown bears
An analysis of ancient DNA from a 100,000-year-old polar bear has revealed that extensive hybridization between…
Fruit fly stem cells are able to remodel themselves in response to kidney stones
Recent work from Carnegie’s Chenhui Wang and Allan Spradling reveals a surprising capability of renal stem…
Scientists unravel mechanism for melting of DNA double helix
Researchers at the Francis Crick Institute have uncovered how the double helix structure of DNA is…
Electric shock to petroleum coke generates sustainable graphene
Researchers at Texas A&M University and ExxonMobil are developing a method to reprocess petroleum coke—a byproduct…
Invasive species are taking over Ohio forests
A new botanical survey of southwest Ohio found that invasive species introduced to the United States…
Lasagna or spaghetti? Magnetic fields and star-formation
While staring at a multi-colored image of four overlapping clouds in the constellation Cygnus, a northern…
Understanding the nature of big earthquakes
Songqiao “Shawn” Wei, an Endowed Assistant Professor of Geological Sciences in the Department of Earth and…
The impact of climate change on groups of people
The socio-economic effects of climate change often do not receive enough attention. At the EuroScience Open…