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Learn how the thylacine’s oversized skull points to a snapping bite that challenges its reputation as a livestock killer.
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Fast, on-farm genetic testing for cattle is practical and achievable for northern producers, according to University of Queensland research. In partnership with Meat & Livestock Australia and the Department of Primary Industries, a team from UQ's Queensland Alliance for Agriculture and Food Innovation (QAAFI) tested low-pass nanopore…
Swapping out one letter in a word can entirely change its meaning. Similarly, swapping one atom in a molecule can completely change its identity. A group of chemists at the University of Chicago has demonstrated a new way to make a single-atom edit to a molecule without changing any of its other components.
Graduate student Lyonel Tanganco investigates how to improve public policy interventions and address challenges in nutrition, climate, and development.
Natural hazards researchers suspect that a landslide involving a glacier triggered the event, and they say more could happen because of human-caused climate change
This problem set and educator’s guide from Space Math at NASA features 75 math problems for students grades 6-12+ introducing astrobiology concepts like the Drake Equation, habitability, and…
It’s 3 a.m. and I am standing on the deck of a research vessel, staring into water so dark it looks solid. I feel what I felt standing at the rim of the Grand Canyon, watching the sun set: there are places in this world deserving of our reverence, our protection, and our humility. The […]
