The DNA of extinct species is providing a window into their biology, evolution, and natural history. However, after an animal's death, its DNA invariably breaks into tiny pieces, making it difficult to computationally reconstruct.
Plants & Animals
Mar 31, 2022
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Bringing extinct animals back from the dead is no longer the realm of science fiction but is fast becoming a scientific reality.
Ecology
Mar 1, 2022
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Very low concentrations of the popular organic insecticide spinosad have profound effects on beneficial insect species, including vision loss and neurodegeneration, new research led by the University of Melbourne has found.
Plants & Animals
Feb 24, 2022
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Landslides are devastating and often unpredictable.
Earth Sciences
Feb 4, 2022
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Inside the nucleus of a human cell, there are approximately two meters of DNA folded into a multi-layered 3D structure called chromatin, which allows all of our genetic information to be compacted into a tiny little space.
Molecular & Computational biology
Dec 14, 2021
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Younger people's experience of the COVID-19 pandemic was shaped by their savvy use of social media platforms, navigating mis- and dis-information, subjective content loops, big-tech algorithms and emerging "splinter platforms," ...
Social Sciences
Dec 1, 2021
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It's easy to get lost in the numbers from COP26. For two weeks, world leaders gathered to discuss emissions reduction targets for the next five years.
Environment
Nov 16, 2021
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Insects in our environment are unsung heroes. These 'mini-beasts' are often inconspicuous, but they may have a huge impact on the health of ecosystems that sustain humanity.
Plants & Animals
Nov 8, 2021
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Gunaikurnai are the Traditional Owners of the lands and waters of Eastern Victoria, an area that spans approximately 1.33 million hectares stretching from Warragul to Orbost, from the coast to the high country.
Environment
Nov 1, 2021
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The quest to uncover the nature of dark matter is one of the greatest challenges in science today, but the key to finally understanding this mysterious substance may well lie in the stars.
General Physics
Oct 26, 2021
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