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Poor water conditions drive invasive snakeheads onto land
The largest fish to walk on land, the voracious northern snakehead, will flee water that is…
Revealing the nanostructure of wood could help raise height limits for wooden skyscrapers
There is increasing interest around the world in using timber as a lighter, more sustainable construction…
New study reveals that crabs can solve and remember their way around a maze
A new Swansea University study has revealed how common shore crabs can navigate their way around…
UM student research tests ways to reduce errors in wildlife surveys
Research led by a University of Montana undergraduate student to identify less error-prone methods for performing…
Study assesses college leadership training programs
How effective are college programs designed to train the next generation of leaders? Click…
New drug-delivery technology promises efficient, targeted cancer treatment
A precise and non-toxic treatment that targets lung cancer cells at the nanoscale is able to…
Cosmic Yeti from the dawn of the universe found lurking in dust
Astronomers accidentally discovered the footprints of a monster galaxy in the early universe that has never…
Survey completeness of a global citizen-science database of bird occurrence
There are many shortfalls in knowledge of the world’s biodiversity, and one of the most basic…
Drought causes more than 100 elephant deaths in Botswana
More than 100 elephants have died in two months in Botswana’s Chobe National Park due to…