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A fossil plant smaller than a fingernail, collected more than a century ago from a Scottish rock bed, is reshaping the story ...
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Sponges are among Earth's most ancient animals, but exactly when they evolved has long puzzled scientists. Genetic ...
Australia’s iconic red landscapes have been home to Aboriginal culture and recorded in songlines for tens of thousands of ...
Viruses that infect bacteria can still do their job in microgravity, but space changes the rules of the fight.
Ben Woodcroft receives funding from the ARC. Adrián A. Davín does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has ...
The International Space Station (ISS) is a closed ecosystem, and the biology inside it — including its microbial residents — ...
The classic thought experiment about a horse-sized duck and a hundred duck-sized horses is more than a joke. It captures a ...