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Unexpected differences between males and females in fossil mouse deer
Mouse deer are among the smallest ruminants in the world. Today, they live in the tropics…
COVID-19 poo test for bats may help pandemic monitoring and conservation efforts
A SARS-CoV-2 test for bats using fecal samples could boost understanding of how wild animals transmit…
New mechanism for regulating supply of DNA building blocks for better antibiotics
In a new study published in Nature Communications, researchers from Stockholm University show for the first…
Previously unknown crocodile species lived in Asia 39 million years ago
Researchers from the Senckenberg Center for Human Evolution and Paleoenvironment at the University of Tübingen have…
Ceres probably formed farther out in the solar system and migrated inward
When Sicilian astronomer Giuseppe Piazzi spotted Ceres in 1801, he thought it was a planet. Astronomers…
Climate change is killing trees in Queensland's tropical rainforests
In recent years, the Great Barrier Reef off Australia’s northeast coast has seen multiple events of…
The small things make a big difference in the science of measurement
Scientists must make ever more sophisticated measurements as technology shrinks to the nanoscale and we face…
How can Indonesia improve the REDD+ project to stop deforestation?
Indonesia is home to the world’s third-largest tropical forest area and since 2009 has operated a…
Do meditation podcasts and apps yield 'authentic' Buddhism?
Is digital Buddhism, which includes computer-assisted practices such as listening to podcasts and using meditation applications…