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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Climate Change Invasive Wild Pigs Leave a Swath of Destruction Across U.S. – And They Keep SpreadingRead more
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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…
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From the community To Produce Biopharmaceuticals on Demand, Just Add Water | MIT NewsRead more
Freeze-dried cellular components can be rehydrated to churn out useful proteins. Author of the article: Anne Trafton | MIT News Office September…
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Conservation Birds Mistake Plastic for Food Due to Its SmellRead more
Eating plastic debris is a major problem for hundreds of species of marine animals, from tiny zooplankton to giant baleen whales. But…
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Synthetic Biology State of synbio publishingRead more
The field, or at least the widely used term, of synthetic biology (synbio) started nearly two decades ago. As the field has…
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In the News The Best of Both Worlds: Preprints and JournalsRead more
Update December 5, 2016: PLOS Genetics now has in place a new initiative to use preprint servers for identifying and soliciting manuscripts. Please…
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Ecology Rub a Dub Dub: Ring-Tailed Coatis Wash Up With SoapRead more
Nothing feels quite as good as getting clean with a nice soapy lather – and apparently, ring-tailed coatis (Nasua nasua) agree. A…
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Biodiversity A day in the park–tracking mercury with dragonfly larvaeRead more
Mercury is a toxic element that can adversely impact human and wildlife health. And while it can be found as an introduced…