Biology

Modeled forest ecosystems

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On the trail of the first mass extinction

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A look inside the genome of an extinct species

During its lifetime, the bluebuck's fur is said to have had a bluish tinge. In the picture a stuffed animal from the Swedish...

Vegetation influences Arctic warming

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No rigid fly gaze

Dynamic processes take place in the compound eyes of flies. © Max Planck Institute for Biological Intelligence (iG)/Anja Friedrich ...

New insecticides attack the intestinal flora of bees

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Cats recognize speech addressed to them

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How insects charge the air

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Effective conservation needs more rangers

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Environmental friendliness taken to the extreme

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Record-heavy sunfish

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Potato disease with drug potential

A bacterium that causes "blackleg" in potato plants could become a source of new drugs to fight fungal infections. © Tomasz Klejdysz/iStock ...

Earth record foliar feeding

Millions of years ago, insects gnawed at leaves, as in this case. But the current extent of the feeding damage is apparently unprecedented....

Can fish anticipate?

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Crops: help from old genes

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Huge Ur-Lurch with diving belt

Metoposaurs (olive green, below) appeared to be lurking at the bottom—probably to avoid competition from cyclotosaurs (blue). © Illustration: Sudipta Kalita ...

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