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Smithsonian Scientists Dry and Store Live Ovarian Tissues Above Freezing Temperatures for the First Time

It Is the First Step in Preserving Tissues Long-term Without Freezing

Is Evolution Predictable?

Bound by Blood: Vampire Bat Bonding Persists From the Lab to the Wild

New Deep-Water Coral Discovered

Can GenBank Be Trusted?

Comparisons of 4.7 Million DNA Sequences Show GenBank Is Reliable for Animal IDs

First Scientific Description of Elusive Bird Illuminates Plight of Borneo’s Forests

Scientists Document New Species With Eye Toward the Fate of a Shrinking Forest Biodiversity Hotspot and Its Inhabitants

Two New Porcelain Crab Species Discovered

Imprinting on Mothers May Drive New Species Formation in Poison Dart Frogs

Microbes in Warm Soils Released More Carbon Than Those in Cooler Soils

Warming Tropical Soils Could Cause a 9% Increase in Atmospheric CO2 This Century

Underwater Manatee Chatter May Aid in Their Conservation

Living Coral Cover Will Slow Future Reef Dissolution

In situ Experiment on Great Barrier Reef Tests Future Ocean Acidification Scenario

High CO2 Can Create “Shrinking Stems” in Marshes

Marshes Grow Shorter, Denser Stems Under High Carbon Dioxide, Which Can Help Them Resist Sea Level Rise

Red brick building with large windows, spires and manicured landscaping in front.

Traditional Fisherfolk Help Uncover Ancient Fish Preservation Methods

Bats Use Private and Social Information As They Hunt

Smithsonian Scientists Triple Number of Known Electric Eel Species

Study Also Documents Most Powerful Biologically Produced Electric Shock and Strengthens Case for Preserving Amazon’s Rich Biodiversity

Global Change Is Triggering an Identity Switch in Grasslands

Scientists Discover Species Turnover in Study of More Than 100 Grassland Experiments

New Bloodsucker Is Discovered: First North American Medicinal Leech Scientifically Described in Over 40 Years

Museum Collections Reveal the New Leech Has Hidden in Plain Sight for Decades

Citizen Scientists Discover Endangered Orchid in Virginia

Bats Use Leaves as Mirrors To Find Their Prey in the Dark

Kirtland’s Warbler No Longer Needs Protection from Brown-Headed Cowbird in Michigan

Study Reveals Unusually High Carbon Stocks and Tree Diversity in Panama’s Darien Forest

Male African Lions in Human Care Hit Puberty Earlier Than in the Wild

Nutrition May Be Behind the Difference

Amber S. Litterer, University of New Hampshire with tropical katydids on her arm and hand.

Insects Need Empathy

Immediate, Science-Based Community Action Can Mitigate Insect Decline

Smithsonian Launches Transcription of Audio Collections

Apollo 11 Recordings Among First Projects Available for Volunteers

June 24, 2019
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