A decoy may be the key to developing a vaccine against a deadly bioweapon
Read now →New research shows how Venezuelan equine encephalitis virus attaches to cells, paving the way for a vaccine
DNA from a mummified bishop's lungs shows tuberculosis infected humans only recently
Read now →New research resolves a scientific debate about when tuberculosis became established in humans
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Denisovans left their DNA traces in humans, but their fossils remain elusive
Read now →New study digs into ancestries of people in Island Southeast Asia
The mysterious cause of sea star wasting syndrome is a mystery no more
Read now →Sea stars suffer when microorganisms living on them suck up too much oxygen from the water
100 million year old giant sperm discovered in a Cretaceous crustacean
Read now →New study uncovers ancient seed shrimp, and their ancient 'seed'
A new bird song has spread all over in North America
Read now →Nearly all the white-throated sparrows are singing a new tune
Lizards beat the heat by finding new "microhabitats"
Read now →The behavioral change offers refuge from large temperature swings
Neanderthals braided their own string
Read now →A 40,000 year old cord made of plant fiber provides unprecedented insight into our extinct relatives
Meet Hertha Ayrton, the mathematician who cleared WW1 trenches of poisonous gas
Read now →Ayrton was the first woman to recieve the Hughes Medal for outstanding research in the field of energy, but still the Royal Society refused her membership
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"Two men dig for worms in Madidi National Park, Bolivia")
Scientists are producing data without sharing it with people who actually need it
Read now →Paywalls and language barriers make results inaccessible for local managers and residents
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