Effective and noninvasive whale and biodiversity monitoring is now possible with the help of citizen scientists, opening up ...

Porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV) continues to devastate the global swine industry, yet the ...

Parts of New Orleans and its surrounding wetlands are gradually sinking, and while most of the city remains stable, a new ...

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The outcomes of a new study on the extent of future flooding caused by climate change along the Clyde Estuary could help ...

Christian Schubert and Scott Lafontaine are fighting an old prejudice: that rice doesn't belong in beer. Now they've got the ...

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The Sunda Shelf is home to a rich Pleistocene hominin fossil record, including specimens of Homo floresiensis, Homo ...

It's well known that governing parties often lose voters over time—the so-called cost of governing. But a new study from ...

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