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Data sharing: Access all areas
Advocates say that open science will be good for innovation. One neuroscience institute plans to put that to the test. In the cut-throat world of early-stage…
North Pacific’s sea slug invasion linked to mystery ocean blob
Unusually warm waters in the Pacific Ocean are driving dozens of species of nudibranch – a photogenic type of sea slug – northward at a surprising…
Smallest perching bird’s long-lost family revealed by genetics
The pygmy bushtit’s diminutive size makes it a superlative species, and it has a genus all to itself. But now genetics is showing that it’s not…
Fish for Food
Exploring ways to get fish on the table in Bolivia. People in Bolivia don’t eat much fish — among South American nations it has the lowest…
Trees share vital goodies through a secret underground network
Call it the wood wide web. Although we think of trees as competing with each other for resources, we know from lab studies that they share…
Clawing Their Way to Victory
Research suggests fiddler crabs with regenerated claws have distinct fighting strategies. Male fiddler crabs have one oversized claw, which they use to both attract females and…