DNA testing finds endangered eels on the menu
DNA testing has confirmed widespread—and probably illegal—international trading of critically endangered European eels.
Plants & Animals
Mar 30, 2023
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Phylogenetic and fossil evidence provides new insights into co-evolution of Yangtze and endemic cyprinids
The origins of the modern Yangtze River and evolution of drainage systems in South and East Asia were linked to Neogene uplift of the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau and onset of the modern Asian monsoon system. However, deriving an ...
Evolution
Mar 27, 2023
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Tracking the emergence of an extensively drug-resistant Shigella sonnei strain in France
Shigellosis, a highly contagious diarrheal disease, is caused by Shigella bacteria circulating in industrializing countries but also in industrialized countries. Scientists from the French National Reference Center for Escherichia ...
Cell & Microbiology
Mar 20, 2023
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Dust lifted into the air by cyclones provides anchor points for cloud-forming ice
Cirrus clouds are high-altitude (8–17 kilometers) clouds composed of pure ice particles. These clouds have a significant impact on the planet's climate by scattering incoming sunlight and absorbing Earth's emitted infrared ...
Earth Sciences
Mar 14, 2023
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Fickle winters in East Asia caused by major shift in regional atmospheric circulation, suggests study
Sometimes it seems like winter just can't make up its mind—is it going to be harsh or mild? A little bit of both? New research from the University of Tsukuba shows how a better understanding of large-scale weather patterns ...
Earth Sciences
Feb 27, 2023
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What will remain in the wardrobes after COVID?
It is no surprise that the COVID-19 pandemic instigated dramatic shifts in all of our daily lives, with consumption practices being no exception. Non-essential businesses, including retail stores, were closed for long periods ...
Economics & Business
Feb 23, 2023
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Do dogs really descend from wolves?
Curled up on the sofa, you watch your dog snoozing nearby. Is he dreaming of the bowl of biscuits he gobbled down? Or could he be picturing the great odyssey of his forbearers, who roamed in packs across the vast steppes ...
Plants & Animals
Feb 23, 2023
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New species of perennial herb, Veronicastrum wulingense, discovered in Hubei, China
A new species of Veronicastrum wulingense was recently discovered by a research team from the Wuhan Botanical Garden of the Chinese Academy of Sciences in Pingbaying National Forest Park, southwest Hubei, China. The new species ...
Plants & Animals
Feb 13, 2023
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Earth has lost one-fifth of its wetlands since 1700—but most could still be saved
Like so many of the planet's natural habitats, wetlands have been systematically destroyed over the past 300 years. Bogs, fens, marshes and swamps have disappeared from maps and memory, having been drained, dug up and built ...
Earth Sciences
Feb 12, 2023
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American multinational corporations in China adjust to trade war risks, analysis shows
The U.S.-China trade war has pitted the world's two biggest economies against each other. Many American multinational corporations (MNCs) find themselves stuck in between.
Economics & Business
Feb 10, 2023
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