ecology & environment

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Male Snakes Cannibalizing Females Present Evolutionary Puzzle

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Infographic: Animal Embryos Coopt Sound to Survive and Thrive

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Embryonic Eavesdropping: How Animals Hear and Respond to Sound

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Shane Campbell-Staton Dissects the Anthropocene

Five morphs of Poecilia parae—from top: melanzona yellow, melanzona blue, melanzona red, parae, immaculata—and a female (bottom) of the same species

Fish Species’ Y Chromosomes Diverged Even Without Recombination

An Australian water beetle walks on the underside of the water's surface.

Australian Beetles Walk on the Underside of Water’s Surface

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

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Pandemic Lockdown Eases Mountain Lions’ Fear of Urban Areas

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First Immortal Cell Line Cultured for Reef-Building Corals

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The Inside Guide: The Gut Microbiome’s Role in Host Evolution

Adriana L. Romero-Olivares kneels in the lab next to dry mushrooms in oven.

Adriana L. Romero-Olivares Tracks Fungi’s Response to Climate Change

Two researchers take samples from salmon using dissecting tools and small sample collection tubes.

Farmed Atlantic Salmon Likely Passed Virus to Wild Pacific Salmon

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Kirsty Wright is searching for evidence in a missing persons investigation. She is wearing a blue shirt and glasses. Behind her is dense vegetation and police procedural tape.

How a Forensic Biologist Exposed a DNA Lab Scandal That Shook Australia

Illustration of a hole in the shape of a dollar sign on a blue background. One character is falling into the hole at the bottom of the “S” while another individual is holding another up at the top of the “S”. The image represents the absence of funding for researchers in biotech with the cancellation of the SBIR/STTR program.

The Federal Government’s Research Innovation Lifeline Has Gone Dark

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Universe 25 Experiment

An illustration of an in vitro fertilized embryo, which researchers recently used to study maternal aneuploidy

Genetic Basis of Aneuploidy, Which Often Causes Pregnancy Loss, Revealed

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Transitioning to 3D Cell Models for Better Insights

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Human-Relevant In Vitro Models Enable Predictive Drug Discovery

Advancing Drug Discovery with Complex Human In Vitro Models

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January 2026

What Is the Amniotic Fluid Composed of?

The liquid world of fetal development provides a rich source of nutrition and protection tailored to meet the needs of the growing fetus.

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Ensuring Regulatory Compliance in AAV Manufacturing with Analytical Ultracentrifugation

Ensuring Regulatory Compliance in AAV Manufacturing with Analytical Ultracentrifugation

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Maximizing Cancer Research Model Systems

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