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Almost all mammals communicate using sound, but few produce complex songs. Bowhead whales are one of only two of the great whales to do so. Spitsbergen bowhead...
New "ancient-DNA" research sheds light on the networks that existed across the whole of Europe and northern Africa 5000 years ago. What motivated these...
For centuries, domesticated dogs have been called man’s best friend with several social and health benefits being attributed to their ownership....
The diversity of form in life on Earth is striking; we share the planet with animals as different as sea slugs and giraffes. However, we still know very little...
Yellow spotted salamanders are generous hosts to their stressed out green algal guests.
Tiny mammals lived amongst the dinosaurs for over 100 million years; probably often trying not to be stepped on or eaten by the giant beasts. What did these...
History books tell us about how ancient populations developed to be the modern world that we are living in. Ancient DNA can provide us with a broader picture...
Studying ancient DNA can help us to travel backward in time to the origins of modern populations. A study on human remains from 8000 years ago sheds light on...
An old map, a lost cave and a missing 20,000 years. An adventurous on-field quest reveals crucial insights about early human migrations.
Is your train moving or the one outside of your window-train? A tiny fish like zebrafish would be able to tell the difference in the blink of a...fin!