Eyes wide shut: How newborn mammals dream the world they're entering
As a newborn mammal opens its eyes for the first time, it can already make visual sense of the world around it. But how does this happen before they have experienced sight?
As a newborn mammal opens its eyes for the first time, it can already make visual sense of the world around it. But how does this happen before they have experienced sight?
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Ecology
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An AIDS-like virus plaguing Australia's koala population is leaving them more vulnerable to chlamydia and other threatening health conditions, University of Queensland research has found.
Plants & Animals
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Ecology
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A pioneering new report has devised a seven-point plan to help policymakers devise new, coherent and collaborative strategies to tackle the greatest global environmental threats.
Environment
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A new study shows most Americans underestimate just how concerned minorities and lower-income people are about environmental threats, including members of those groups.
Social Sciences
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Materials Science
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Nanomaterials
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