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Microplastics in Seawater May Harbor Parasites

Christie Wilcox, PhD | | 2 min read

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Fruit Bats Echolocate During the Day Despite Having Great Vision

Natalia Mesa, PhD | | 4 min read

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Science Snapshot: Not “Extinctus” After All

Lisa Winter | | 1 min read

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Adriana Hoffmann, Botanist and Environmentalist, Dies at Age 82

Natalia Mesa, PhD | | 4 min read

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Earlier Nesting in Chicago-Area Birds Linked to Warming

Natalia Mesa, PhD | | 2 min read

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Soil Microbes Sacrifice Ribosomes in Response to Warming

Sophie Fessl, PhD | | 4 min read

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Amazon Rainforest Nearing Savannah “Tipping Point”

Christie Wilcox, PhD | | 3 min read

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World’s Rivers Rife with Drugs: Study

Christie Wilcox, PhD | | 2 min read

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Environmental Memory: How Corals Are Adjusting to Warmer Waters

Amanda Heidt | | 10+ min read

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More Than 9,000 Tree Species Await Scientific Description

Christie Wilcox, PhD | | 2 min read

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Roxanne Beltran Dives into Seal Research

Lisa Winter | | 3 min read

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“Godfather of Biodiversity” Thomas Lovejoy Dies at 80

Lisa Winter | | 3 min read

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E.O. Wilson, Renowned Ant Researcher, Dies at 92

Chloe Tenn | | 3 min read

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Male Snakes Cannibalizing Females Present Evolutionary Puzzle

Chloe Tenn | | 4 min read

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Infographic: Animal Embryos Coopt Sound to Survive and Thrive

Amanda Heidt | | 1 min read

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Embryonic Eavesdropping: How Animals Hear and Respond to Sound

Amanda Heidt | | 10+ min read

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Shane Campbell-Staton Dissects the Anthropocene

Lisa Winter | | 4 min read

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Fish Species’ Y Chromosomes Diverged Even Without Recombination

Catherine Offord | | 2 min read

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Australian Beetles Walk on the Underside of Water’s Surface

Lisa Winter | | 1 min read

Three researchers with headlamps on stand around a loggerhead turtle on the beach while a man covers the turtle's face with a gloved hand

Tiny Hitchhikers Reveal Turtles’ Movements and Foraging Ecology

Amanda Heidt | | 7 min read

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