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Astronomers have captured an unprecedented image of a cosmic recycling project in progress

The building blocks of rocky planets may have begun forming just 100 million years after the Big Bang

The DNA of Asian elephants tells a concerning story. Although all four subspecies are under pressure, there are considerable differences in their genetic health. In an article published in the journal Genome Biology and Evolution, researchers show how whole-genome analyses can help identify more precisely which populations are most vulnerable and where conservation measures could have the greatest impact.

Scorching heat waves, severe cold snaps and other extreme weather events are limiting where species can exist

Researchers at the University of Wisconsin

Every tomato begins with a flower. But before a fruit can grow, an intricate sequence of events must happen in perfect order. The flower

Researchers from the RIKEN Center for Sustainable Resource Science (CSRS) and RIKEN Pioneering Research Institute (PRI) in Japan, together with collaborators from the University of M

Ancient trees

Scientists from Brazil and other countries have discovered a new species of frog in the flooded forests of the western Amazon. They named it Adenomera varcena. This finding significantly advances our understanding of Amazonian biodiversity and cryptic diversity, or cases in which two or more animals appear identical but are actually different species. To distinguish this species, the researchers analyzed details such as the frog

There is a question that often comes up at every public talk I do, and I have never had a good answer to it

For thousands of years, the Anindilyakwa people have lived in deep connection with the waters surrounding Groote Eylandt, a remote island in the Gulf of Carpentaria.