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Queen’s genes determine sex of entire ant colonies
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Visually stunning tree of all known life unveiled online
OneZoom is a one-stop site for exploring all life on Earth, its evolutionary history, and how…
More microbes that can degrade plastics in places with heavy plastic pollution
The number of microbial enzymes with the ability to degrade plastic is growing, in correlation with…
Cancer-spotting AI and human experts can be fooled by image-tampering attacks
Artificial intelligence (AI) models that evaluate medical images have potential to speed up and improve accuracy…
Boosting anti-cancer action by driving up immunity at tumor site
Driving up the immune response at the site of a cancer tumor with nanotechnology may help…
Sex, taxes and COVID-19: How sex workers navigated pandemic relief efforts
As COVID-19 forced Canadians to stay home and many stop working, people across numerous sectors were…
The impact of school closures: Why reception year is so crucial to a child's development
The pandemic has held back the learning of the youngest schoolchildren. A recent report has found…
First comprehensive study on gun violence in Europe identifies alarming trends
The steady decline in lethal gun violence in the EU came to halt in 2012 and…