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Tooth unlocks mystery of Denisovans in Asia

June 3, 2022
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Denisovans, a sister species of modern human, inhabited Laos by 164-131,000 years with important implications for populations out of Africa and Australia. Now, scientists have linked fossil teeth and a...
Life Sciences
Bioinformatics, Biology, Developmental Biology, Paleobiology
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Saving the vaquita porpoise from extinction

May 5, 2022
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Only ten vaquita porpoises survive, but the species may not be doomed, scientists say. If they can escape death in poachers’ nets, the endangered marine mammal is well poised to...
Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences
Bioinformatics, Biological Sciences, Biology, Environment, Paleobiology, Zoology
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Fossil research uncovers a new species of giant Triassic crocodile

February 23, 2022
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An examination of the fossil record by Birmingham researchers has uncovered a new species of giant Triassic crocodile named Mambawakale ruhuhu. Excavated in Tanzania nearly 60 years ago, the fossils...
Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biology, Earth & Environmental, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Geology, Paleobiology
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Prize winning studies of life’s earliest history

January 31, 2022
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Andrew Knoll has depicted the first three billion years of life on Earth using his studies of microfossils and innovative methods to illuminate their biochemical evolution. In recognition of his...
Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences
Bioinformatics, Biological Sciences, Biology, Earth & Environmental, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Environment, Environmental, Geology, Paleobiology
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Monitoring DNA in air samples could revolutionise biomonitoring

January 10, 2022
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DNA from air could revolutionise the way we measure animal biodiversity, say scientists. Two research teams have independently demonstrated that airborne eDNA can be used to monitor a range of...
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Atmospheric Sciences, Biochemistry, Bioinformatics, Biological Sciences, Biology, Biophysics, Biotech, Biotechnology, Botany, Cell Biology, Developmental Biology, Earth & Environmental, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Environment, Environmental, Genetics, Health, Health/Diagnostics, Life Sciences, Marine Biology, Medical/Health, Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Oceanography, Paleobiology, Proteomics & Genomics, Soil Science, Zoology
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Fossil research affected by significant colonial bias, study finds

January 6, 2022
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Recent research highlights just some of the historical, social and economic factors which have influenced the field of palaeontology and significantly skewed accessible fossil records. The first step towards conducting...
Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences
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Nibbling prehistoric herbivore sheds new light on Triassic diversity

December 3, 2021
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A Triassic herbivore, known for its supposed similarities to a modern-day ostrich, has been revealed to have entirely different approach to feeding from previously thought, according to research at the...
Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biology, Developmental Biology, Paleobiology
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Olympus Image of the Year Award 2021

November 4, 2021
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Olympus has just launched its third Image of the Year contest and is accepting entries. Each year, the competition recognises the best in life science imaging worldwide to inspire and...
Chemistry, Life Sciences
Biochemistry, Bioinformatics, Biological Sciences, Biology, Biophysics, Biotech, Biotechnology, Botany, Cell Biology, Cytology, Developmental Biology, Drug Discovery, Drugs & Pharmaceuticals, Forensics, Genetics, Haematology, Health, Health/Diagnostics, Immunology, Life Sciences, Marine Biology, Medical Diagnostics, Medical/Health, Microbiology, Molecular Biology, Neuroscience, Oncology, Paleobiology, Parasitology, Pathology, Pharma, Pharmaceutical, Pharmacology, Physiology, Proteomics & Genomics, Virology, Zoology
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Dinosaur domination resulted from volcano-driven climate change

September 27, 2021
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The rise of dinosaurs coincided with environmental changes driven by major volcanic eruptions over 230 million years ago, a new study reveals. Research matching volcanic activity with northern China lake...
Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences
Atmospheric Sciences, Biological Sciences, Biology, Earth & Environmental, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Environment, Environmental, Geology, Geophysics, Paleobiology, Volcanology, Zoology
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Giant sea lizard fossil shows diversity of life before asteroid hit

May 14, 2021
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A further species discovery confirms the abundance and diversity of giant marine lizards in the Cretaceous period. Eight metres long, with small eyes, huge jaws and snake-like tongues, Pluridens serpentis...
Earth & Environmental, Life Sciences
Biological Sciences, Biology, Developmental Biology, Earth & Environmental, Earth & Environmental Sciences, Environment, Environmental, Genetics, Geology, Marine Biology, Paleobiology, Zoology
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