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Octogenarian Snapper Found Off Australia Becomes Oldest Tropical Reef Fish by Two Decades

Dec. 1, 2020 — An 81-year-old midnight snapper caught off the coast of Western Australia has taken the title of the oldest tropical reef fish recorded anywhere in ...

Caribbean Coral Reefs Under Siege from Aggressive Algae

Nov. 30, 2020 — Human activity endangers coral health around the world. A new algal threat is taking advantage of coral's already precarious situation in the Caribbean and making it even harder for reef ecosystems ...

Getting to the Core of Nuclear Speckles

Nov. 30, 2020 — Scientists have identified the molecules that form the scaffold of nuclear speckles. The two proteins in question are SON and SRRM2, which are present in different variations throughout the entire ...

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Not Just Lizards: Alligators Can Regrow Their Tails Too, New Study Reveals

Nov. 23, 2020 — Scientists have discovered that young alligators have the ability to regrow their tails up to three-quarters of a foot -- about 18 percent of their total body length. The ...

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Flashy Lizards Are More Attractive to Mates and to Predators

Dec. 1, 2020 — In the lizard world, flashy colors attract the interest of females looking for mates. But they can make colorful males desirable to other eyes, too -- as lunch, according to new ...

Black Bear Gut Biome Surprisingly Simple

Nov. 30, 2020 — In recent decades, researchers have found that most mammals' guts are surprisingly complex environments - home to a variety of microbial ecosystems that can profoundly affect an animal's well-being. ...

New Plant-Based Gel to Fast-Track 'Mini-Organs' Growth, Improve Cancer Treatment

Nov. 25, 2020 — Researchers have created the world's first bioactive plant-based nanocellulose hydrogel to support organoid growth for biomedical applications. This ...

Study of Threatened Desert Tortoises Offers New Conservation Strategy

Nov. 27, 2020 — A new study supports a new conservation strategy. Climate change increasingly makes relocating threatened species necessary, despite the frequently low success rate. The study found tortoises with ...

Only Dinosaurs Found in Ireland Described for the First Time

Nov. 24, 2020 — The only dinosaur bones ever found on the island of Ireland have been formally confirmed for the first time by a team of experts. The two fossils are from two different dinosaurs, a four-legged ...

How Moving Slower Allows Groups of Bacteria to Spread Across Surfaces

Nov. 23, 2020 — Scientists have found that bacterial groups spread more rapidly over surfaces when the individuals inside them move slowly, a discovery that may shed light on how bacteria spread within the body ...

A New Species of Rare Phylum Loricifera Discovered in the Deep-Sea Surrounding Japan

Nov. 25, 2020 — The Loricifera is a microscopic, sediment-dwelling marine invertebrate, with a head covered in over 200 spines and an abdomen with a protective shell ...

Community Conservation Reserves Protect Fish Diversity in Tropical Rivers

Nov. 25, 2020 — Small, community-based reserves in Thailand's Salween River Basin are serving as critical refuges for fish diversity in a region whose subsistence fisheries have suffered from decades of ...

Ancient Blanket Made With 11,500 Turkey Feathers

Nov. 25, 2020 — New research sheds light on the production of an 800-year-old turkey feather blanket and explores the economic and cultural aspects of raising turkeys to supply feathers in the ancient ...

T. Rex Had Huge Growth Spurts, but Other Dinos Grew Slow and Steady

Nov. 24, 2020 — By cutting into dinosaur bones and analyzing the growth lines, a team of researchers discovered that T. rex and its closest relatives got big thanks to a huge growth spurt in adolescence, while its ...