Hector Tejero, Institute of Evolutionary Biology, Barcelona

October 30, 2020 8:38 AM

Sabre-toothed carnivores killed many types of prey in many ways

New study reveals richer diversity among these convergently evolved predators than previously thought

The little mountain rivers that create the Amazon might soon be choked off

Life depends on the minerals and sediment rivers carry down from the Andes

Jeremy Snyder, Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratories

October 29, 2020

The oceans contain vast mineral resources. Can the deep sea be mined without catastrophic results?

Ashley Marranzino, University of Rhode Island

October 27, 2020

A power list of the LatinX scientists who are changing the world

The Biota Project

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A slime mold changes its mind: an interview with slime mold scientist Audrey Dussutour

Max G. Levy, Science and Health Journalism

October 24, 2020

Animal "construction workers" rebuild natural landscapes more efficiently than humans ever could

Jazmin Murphy, Ecology

October 22, 2020

PFAS chemicals reach remote oceans and accumulate in whales, dolphins, and other ocean life

Max G. Levy, Science and Health Journalism

October 22, 2020

Brain banks are key to understanding COVID's mysterious symptoms, but only if people are willing to donate

Kathryn Vaillancourt, McGill University

October 20, 2020

The protein Klotho could extend the life of the brain. Is that a good thing?

Dan Samorodnitsky

October 18, 2020

Neuroscientist seeks love molecule: a conversation with Bianca Jones Marlin

Claudia López Lloreda, University of Pennsylvania

October 17, 2020

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