For all of the love and popularity that the “Age of Dinosaurs” receives, we wouldn’t be where we are without evolutionary innovations…
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post The (Now Older) Age of Fishes: New bony fish from the Silurian of ChinaRead more
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Synthetic Biology Synbio for bioremediation: fighting plastic pollutionRead more
This blog was written by Daniela Quaglia, PhD, MBA Plastic pollution: a one-hundred years ‘young’ problem Plastic pollution is one of the major…
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Interview Antha: a platform for engineering biologyRead more
This blog was written by Daniela Quaglia, PhD, MBA If you are a scientist, in particular a biologist, you might be very…
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post Brain-computer interface restores communication to the completely locked-inRead more
Imagine an existence without the ability to communicate. You cannot speak, gesture or even blink an eye. All means to share your…
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Climate Change Changing Our Attitudes Towards Invasive “Alien” SpeciesRead more
Above, zebra mussels on a native mussel; it has been estimated that invasive zebra mussels have cost Canada and the United States…
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Neuroscience The surprising metabolism of “exercising” neurons, by Jaime de Juan SanzRead more
The brain is an expensive organ: while it only represents 2.5% of total body mass it accounts for 20% of the energy…
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Climate Change Invasive Wild Pigs Leave a Swath of Destruction Across U.S. – And They Keep SpreadingRead more
They go by many names: wild boar, wild hog, razorback, Eurasian boar, feral swine. But whatever you call them, invasive wild pigs…
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Biodiversity What’s so “bad” about the Badlands, anyway?Read more
Authorized as a National Monument in 1929 and redesignated as a National Park in 1978, Badlands National Park in southwestern South Dakota…
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David Moscato Meet Garganornis: The Giant, Flightless, Weapon-Winged Goose From Ancient ItalyRead more
This guest post was contributed by David Moscato, a freelance science writer. This guest post reflects the views solely of its author, which…
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Synthetic Biology Engineered Probiotics as Living MedicineRead more
Modern medicine has found many ways to use a pill of chemicals to improve human health for people around the world. Drugs are taken…
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Citizen Science The Importance of Storytelling in ScienceRead more
“We owe it to each other to tell stories.” – Neil Gaiman Scientific writing is often belied as dry, stale; a…
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Neuroscience The hypothalamic QRFP: a neuropeptide between food and moodRead more
The hypothalamus is a brain region implicated in several vital functions such as feeding, thermoregulation, reproduction, stress and metabolic regulation. Dozens of…