Research: Tasmanian devil cancer unlikely to cause extinction, say experts —

A new study of Tasmanian devils has revealed that a transmissible cancer which has devastated devil populations in recent years in unlikely to...

Research: A new role for heterochromatin —

Although many people are aware that chromosomal damage and shortening contribute to the aging process, understanding how chromosomal defects occur is about more...

Research: Making the Hubble’s deepest images even deeper —

To produce the deepest image of the Universe from space a group of researchers from the Instituto de Astrofísica de Canarias (IAC) led...

Research: It’s a bird-eat-bird world —

Baby birds and eggs are on the menu for at least 94 species of animals in Australia's forests and woodlands, according to new...

Research: Large volcanic eruption in Scotland may have contributed to prehistoric global warming —

Around 56 million years ago, global temperatures spiked. Researchers at Uppsala University and in the UK now show that a major explosive eruption...

Research: Scientists drill to record depths in West Antarctica —

A team of scientists and engineers has for the first time successfully drilled over two kilometres through the ice sheet in West Antarctica...

Research: Conservation efforts help some rare birds more than others —

Land conservation programs that have converted tens of thousands of acres of agricultural land in Illinois back to a more natural state appear...

Research: Milky Way’s neighbors pick up the pace —

After slowly forming stars for the first few billion years of their lives, the Magellanic Clouds, near neighbors of our own Milky Way...

Research: What makes the deadly pufferfish so delectable —

Some people consider pufferfish, also known as fugu, a delicacy because of its unique and exquisite flavor, which is perhaps seasoned by knowledge...

Research: When coral species vanish, their absence can imperil surviving corals —

Waves of annihilation have beaten coral reefs down to a fraction of what they were 40 years ago, and what's left may be...

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