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Today’s extinction rates are sky-high. But scientists debate if that’s sufficient evidence to conclude that Earth is undergoing a mass extinction event—or whether that’s even a helpful designation.

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Researchers Identify Novel Long-Tongued Fly Species

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African, Arabian Mammals Didn’t Escape Grande Coupure Extinction

Newly named jellyfish Tima nigroannulata swimming in Japan’s Kamo Aquarium.

Aquarium Jellyfish Turns Out to Be Undescribed Species

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Whole-Genome Data Point to Four Species of Giraffe

Sponge Names for Sale, Proceeds to go to Conservation Efforts

Infographic: Animals of Different Species Hybridize

Researchers Propose Automating the Naming of Novel Microbes

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Biologist Lynika Strozier Dies

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Record-Breaking DNA Sequencing Technology Could Transform Newborn Care

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Universe 25 Experiment

The World's Densest Bones

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Why Do We Feel Butterflies in the Stomach?

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Olga Anczukow and Ryan Englander discuss how transcriptome splicing affects immune system function in lung cancer.

Long-Read RNA Sequencing Reveals a Regulatory Role for Splicing in Immunotherapy Responses

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Research Roundtable: The Evolving World of Spatial Biology

Research Roundtable: The Evolving World of Spatial Biology

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November 2025, Issue 1

Why Do We Feel Butterflies in the Stomach?

These fluttering sensations are the brain’s reaction to certain emotions, which can be amplified or soothed by the gut’s own “bugs".

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Olga Anczukow and Ryan Englander discuss how transcriptome splicing affects immune system function in lung cancer.

Long-Read RNA Sequencing Reveals a Regulatory Role for Splicing in Immunotherapy Responses

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Research Roundtable: The Evolving World of Spatial Biology

Research Roundtable: The Evolving World of Spatial Biology

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Exploring the State of the Art in Gene Editing Techniques

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Simplifying Early Alzheimer’s Disease Diagnosis with Blood Testing

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