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Debate on Dinosaur Colors Persists After 15 Years 

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How Did Plants Evolve to Produce Seeds?

An enveloped virus forms.

Where Do Viruses Come From?

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Why Do Dogs Love Peanut Butter?

A spider of the Argiope bruennichi species sits in the center of the web. She has made stabilimenta in the “normal” orientation.

Spiders Spin Web Decorations That May Help Detect Prey

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Snakes Pee Solids. Chemical Analysis Suggests Why.

Image of the eastern black-eared wheatear (Oenanthe melanoleuca) on a branch.

Variation at a Single Gene Controls Songbird Plumage

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Hidden Peptides May Revolutionize Antibiotic Discovery

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Jane Goodall, Renowned Primatologist and Conservationist, Dies at 91

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RNA: From the Origin of Life to the Future of Medicine

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Game Theory in Pregnancy: Conflict or Cooperation?

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‘Publish or Perish’ Selection Pressures Shape Science Publishing

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Prolonged GLP-1 Exposure Remodels Gene Expression in the Pancreas by Flipping a Molecular Switch

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Editors Mass Resign from Elsevier Journal After Editor-in-Chief Let Go

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Cockroach Milk Proteins Churn Out an Ig Nobel Win

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Then and Now: Sarkis Mazmanian Finds Gut-Brain Links to Parkinson’s Disease

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Multiplex Microscopy Becomes Easier with Encoded Antibodies

A new system that enables researchers to uniquely tag monoclonal antibodies for use in microscopy could help simplify complex imaging studies.

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Rethinking ALS Biomarkers: From Discovery to Clinical Impact

Rethinking ALS Biomarkers: From Discovery to Clinical Impact

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Engineering CAR-Neutrophils In Vivo to Target Glioblastoma

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