A roundup of species that made their scientific debut in 2012, and a few that said goodbye as well
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The science images and videos that captured our attention in 2012
Fungi in 100 million year-old seafloor sediments could possess novel antibiotics.
Archaea packages DNA around histones in a similar way to eukaryotes, suggesting that fitting a large genome into a small space was not the original role of chromatin.
Two species of songbirds pack their nests with scavenged cigarette butts that repel irksome parasites.
Unusual Creatures, Extinct Boids, The Mating Lives of Birds and A World in One Cubic Foot
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The poxvirus stockpiles genes when it needs to adapt.
A type of scallop expels water and waste through a sort of cough that could reveal clues about water quality.
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