Afforestation and reforestation support coupled gains in soil life and carbon storage worldwide
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Adaptive zones of feliforms and evolutionary regimes within terrestrial mammalian carnivores
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Transcriptomic analysis reveals members and expression characteristics of innate immunity genes in Chinese scorpion Mesobuthus martensii
In total, 27,171 new transcripts, associated with 24,715 genes, were identified after accounting for multiple transcripts derived from…
WHAT’S UP IN THE SKY: When dust gets in your skies | Astronomy
Today: Every star rotates. Our Sun takes a little less than one Earth month to rotate once on…
Probiotic may boost lifespan by 20%, for worms at least
Data published in Frontiers in Nutrition also indicated that Limosilactobacillus reuteri strain A21041 was associated with a 70%…
Genomic and evolutionary basis of parthenogenesis in a disease-vector tick species
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Disturbance regimes drive widespread plant range disequilibrium in Europe alongside climate change
Plot and environmental data We retrieved 1,903,668 vegetation plots and 40,468,042 observation records from the European Vegetation Archive…
Bumblebees show emotions through facial expressions just like mammals | National
Bumblebees show their emotions through facial expressions such as “licking their lips” — a trait only previously seen…
WHAT’S UP IN THE SKY: Microwaves from outer space | Astronomy
Today: Let’s learn about Capella. It is the fourth brightest star we can see in Ellensburg. It is…
Comparative primate analysis shows that humans are not unique in having a tight cephalopelvic fit at birth
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A unified analysis of global riverine eDNA reveals common associations of fish biodiversity with drainage characteristics
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Wanted: The Teton Range’s few remaining mountain goats
Every now and then, a hiker, climber or biologist lays eyes on a mountain goat in the nooks…