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Half of Canada’s government scientists still feel muzzled
More than half of government scientists in Canada—53%—do not feel they can speak freely to the media about their work, even after Prime Minister Justin Trudeau’s…
How Island Bats Took Over the Mainland
South America’s short-faced fruit bats are the descendants of “reverse colonists.” When it comes to colonizing new habitats, island species tend to get the short end…
Gut bacteria link to immunotherapy sparks interest
One of the world’s largest cancer centers will collaborate with microbiome biotech Seres Therapeutics to investigate the gut microbiota’s role in shaping a patient’s response to…
Most insect studies lack crucial species information
Survey results suggest that a lot of entomology research could be impossible to replicate. More than 98% of entomology papers contain so little species information on…
Zika vaccine development: two years on from the outbreak
Two years after the World Health Organization declared the Zika virus outbreak a Public Health Emergency of International Concern, researchers have made good progress in developing vaccines…
The Moss That Removes Lead from Polluted Water
Green plant could help clean up heavy metal contamination at industrial sites. A new solution for purifying drinking water polluted with lead could be growing under…