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Effort to “reimagine” South Australia Museum had drawn extensive opposition

Ambitious eradication plans aim to protect vulnerable seabirds and other wildlife

Find would mean Earth has a completely new source of oxygen, but critics say evidence is weak

Second generation satellites emit 30 times more stray radio waves than before

Pet felines seem much less aware of their bodies when it comes to vertical squeezes

By studying how tumors are transmitted in hydras, researchers hope to learn how to predict or even prevent outbreaks in all sorts of wildlife

“Rebreathing” may let diving anole lizards stay underwater longer to evade predators

New guidelines asserting pesticide dangers wrongly favor organic foods over cheaper ones, critics say

Commuting crustaceans can sense water from the caves where they live

Island is first U.S. territory to host portal to trove of federal statistics

Biosecure Act could hinder science collaborations, limit sequencer purchases

At the Ig Nobel Prize ceremony, tradition and humor take center stage

Biomedical oversight agency replaces proposal to publicize institutional findings with smaller steps toward greater transparency

Postdocs who hold temporary visas are paid less and receive less career development and guidance than U.S. citizens, new study finds

The imperturbable bot succeeds where humans usually fail, experiment finds

Riding on top of sea ice, domed vessel will carry crews on 2-year-long polar voyages

First analysis of laws on composting food finds that tough regulations, like those in Massachusetts, work

Extreme weather sparked by ocean shifts set stage for Great Dying 250 million years ago