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Reintroduced Digging Mammals Reshape Underground Insect Habitats in Australian Sanctuary

An eight-year study at Scotia Sanctuary reveals that restoring native burrowing mammals alters soil structure and underground insect communities across thousands of hectares.

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Rediscovered 240-Million-Year-Old Brazilian Fossil Yields New Triassic Reptile Species

The identification of Silescelida acristata, misplaced in storage for two decades, offers new evidence on the archosaurian lineage that gave rise to dinosaurs and crocodilians.

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Researchers Repurpose Water-Treatment Waste into High-Efficiency Microplastic Filters

A new study demonstrates that recycled drinking water sludge can filter out up to 97.1 percent of microplastic contaminants in real-world water samples.

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NASA 1967 Biosatellite II Data Shows Spaceflight Amplifies Radiation Malformations in Insects

A historical NASA study on flour beetles demonstrates that weightlessness interacts with radiation during metamorphosis, increasing structural deformities from 29.9 percent to 44.8…

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New Fungal Species 'Mucor melanoleucus' Identified in Giant Panda Dung

Genetic sequencing has confirmed a novel species of soil-dwelling mold isolated from giant panda fecal samples, expanding the known microbial diversity of endangered herbivores.

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Robotic Submersibles Map Vast Deep-Sea Lava Fields Off Oregon Coast

Scientists using high-resolution underwater robotics discover expansive volcanic terrain more than two kilometers beneath the Pacific Ocean.

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MIT Develops AI Framework to Model Unprecedented Climate Extremes Beyond Historical Records

A new machine-learning model developed at MIT simulates physically plausible severe weather events that exceed historical records, offering cities a tool to stress-test critical in…

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Mute Swan Expansion in 1970s Montana Raised Early Yellowstone Invasive Species Alarms

An ornamental pair of mute swans introduced to a private Montana pond in the 1960s grew into a 120-bird flock by the late 1970s, alarming Yellowstone National Park managers.

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Genomic Study Tracks 600 Million Years of Animal Evolution Across Thousands of Species

Researchers analyzing thousands of chromosome-level genomes have uncovered ancestral genetic structures that survived 600 million years of animal divergence.

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Michigan Conservation Effort Boosts Endangered Butterfly Population From Nine to Over 1,300

A coordinated effort involving captive breeding and habitat restoration has dramatically increased the endangered Poweshiek skipperling population in Michigan.