🇮🇩 Indonesia
Global sea cucumber trade threatens 60 percent of species
The humble sea cucumber, a creature that looks more like a squishy pickle than a luxury commodity, is at the c
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🇩🇪 Germany
New Polymer Class Could Point to a Compostable Plastic Alternative
Researchers at the University of Bayreuth reported a new class of polymers that could contribute to compostabl
🇦🇺 Australia
Arnhem Land Thylacine Art Raised New Mainland Questions
Researchers and traditional owners examined previously undocumented Arnhem Land paintings of thylacines, raisi
🇨🇳 China
China Fossil Site Pushed the Complex Animal Story Before the Cambrian
A newly reported fossil site in southwest China has pushed parts of the complex animal story deeper into time,
🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Seal-Tooth Pendant Reframed a Stone Age Devon Find
A Stone Age object from Devon has been reinterpreted as a seal-tooth pendant, offering fresh clues about ancie
🇦🇶 Antarctica
Antarctic Ice Caught 13 Strange Cosmic Bursts
Deep under Antarctic ice, researchers reported 13 unusual bursts tied to a long-predicted cosmic signal. The d
🇺🇸 United States
A Hidden Map in the Nose May Explain How Smell Is Organized
Scientists have built a detailed map of smell receptors in the mouse nose, revealing an organized pattern wher
🇺🇸 United States
Alzheimer Chemistry Was Watched in Real Time
Scientists at Oregon State University reported a real-time view of chemical interactions linked to Alzheimer's
🇺🇸 United States
RNA Barcodes Let Scientists Map Brain Wiring
Researchers at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign have developed a method that turns brain wiring int
🇦🇺 Australia
Pilbara Box Jellyfish Swarm Could Help Name a Local Variety
Dozens of highly venomous box jellyfish were reported off Western Australia's Pilbara coast, prompting safety
🇦🇺 Australia
A Century-Old Skull Put the Giant Echidna Back on Victoria's Map
A fossil collected from a Gippsland cave 119 years ago has confirmed that giant echidnas once lived in Victori
🇦🇺 Australia
Night Parrots Heard in a New Queensland Outback Location
One of Australia's most elusive birds may have turned up in a new place. Researchers working in south-west Que
🇺🇸 United States
AI Beat Doctors in a Harvard Emergency Room Triage Trial
An artificial intelligence system correctly diagnosed emergency room patients more often than human doctors an
🇺🇸 United States
Hamster-Sized Mammal Fossil Adds a Dinosaur-Era Pacific Coast Clue
Researchers have described a new hamster-sized mammal from the Pacific Coast that lived alongside dinosaurs, a
