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Mindy Weisberger’s book, Rise of the Zombie Bugs, explores the sophisticated—and macabre—relationships between zombifying parasites and their hosts.

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Scientists Unearth the Oldest DNA Ever Found

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Ecologists Use Museum Specimens to Dig into the Parasitic Past

A male and female Chiriqui harlequin frog (<em>Atelopus chiriquiensis</em>) photographed in 2010. The species was declared extinct in 2019.

How Do Scientists Decide a Species Has Gone Extinct?

A California Chinook Salmon Jumps into a waterfall during spawning season

Geneticists Light Up Debate on Salmon Conservation

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Infographic: An Incredible Journey

Timeline summarizing a series of petitions filed about the Chinook salmon

Timeline: An Extended Battle

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Environmental RNA Reveals Heat Stress in Water Fleas

a black wolf and a gray wolf follow a third gray wolf, whose head is tilted back to watch, as they trot through a snowy background, with light colored, barren trees in the background.

Black and Gray Wolf Pairings Stem Disease, Stabilize Population: Study

Microscopy image of the cnidarian <em>Hydractinia symbiolongicarpus&nbsp;</em>with cell nuclei stained blue and oocytes stained yellow

Ancient Immunoglobulin Genes Help Cnidarians Decide to Fight or Fuse

Kentish plover standing by nest with eggs

Avian Deception More Widespread Than Previously Thought

a fuzzy black and tan beetle chews on the bark of a pine tree sapling, whose needles can be seen in the background

Pine Trees’ Fragrances Help Neighbors Battle Bark Beetles

Green fish with boat behind

The Deepwater Horizon Oil Spill’s Hidden Impacts on Mahi-Mahi      

Green frog in trees with green leaves

For Frogs, Bigger Brains Mean Worse Camouflage

Countless bats swarming in the evening dusk

Bat Coronaviruses May Infect Tens of Thousands of People Yearly

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Plastic Pollution Boosts Bacterial Growth in Lake Water

Vicu&ntilde;as <em>(Lama vicugna)</em> run across the plains in San Guillermo National Park, Argentina.

How Mange Remade an Ecosystem

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Spilling the Tea: Insect DNA Shows Up in World’s Top Beverage

Ribbon weed meadow in Shark Bay, Western Australia

World’s Largest Organism Discovered Underwater

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Surface Area of Tooth Roots Predicts Primate Body Size

Photo of a North American caribou (Rangifer tarandus) in Jasper National Park in Canada

Dozens of Genes Tied to Caribou’s Seasonal Migration

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Universe 25 Experiment

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Bellybutton Bugs

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Childhood Exposure to Bacterial Toxin Tied to Early-Onset Colorectal Cancer

A brown-shelled snail with green and white striped eye stalks on the petals of a yellow tiger lily.

How Tiny Organisms Control Minds, Create Zombies, and Shape Ecosystems

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Faster Fluid Measurements for Formulation Development

Meet Honeybun and Breeze Through Viscometry in Formulation Development

Unchained Labs
The Future of CRISPR

The Future of CRISPR

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April 1, 2025, Issue 1

Bunsen Burners and Bad Hair Days

Lab safety rules dictate that one must tie back long hair. Rosemarie Hansen learned the hard way when an open flame turned her locks into a lesson.

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Faster Fluid Measurements for Formulation Development

Meet Honeybun and Breeze Through Viscometry in Formulation Development

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Taking the Guesswork Out of Quality Control Standards

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PFAS: The Forever Chemicals

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Unlocking the Unattainable in Gene Construction

Unlocking the Unattainable in Gene Construction

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