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Coronavirus outbreak in China traced to snakes
Emerging viral infections — from bird flu to Ebola to Zika infections — pose major threats…
Domesticated wheat has complex parentage
Certain types of domesticated wheat have complicated origins, with genetic contributions from wild and cultivated wheat…
Autoimmunity may explain why an important immune system is absent in many bacteria
New findings reveal how bacterial immune systems can be harmful for their hosts and explain why…
Solving a biological puzzle: How stress causes gray hair
Scientists have found evidence to support long-standing anecdotes that stress causes hair graying. Researchers found that…
Most rehabilitating sea turtles with infectious tumors don't survive
Fibropapillomatosis (FP) is the most significant infectious disease affecting sea turtle populations worldwide. FB leads to…
Residues in fingerprints hold clues to their age
Police have long relied on the unique whorls, loops or arches encoded in fingerprints to identify…
Complex rupturing during 2019 Ridgecrest, California, sequence
The 2019 Ridgecrest earthquake sequence, which startled nearby California residents over the 4 July holiday with…
GHGSat to Provide Free Visualisation of Global Greenhouse Gas Emissions
Today, Montreal-based GHGSat announced a new service for visualising greenhouse gas emissions. The interactive, online resource…
Native Americans did not make large-scale changes to environment prior to European contact
Contrary to long-held beliefs, humans did not make major changes to the landscape prior to European…