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Paleontology: Dinosaurs
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Soil erosion and wildfire another nail in coffin for Triassic era - Soil Erosion and Wildfire: Another Nail in the Coffin for Triassic Era      (via sciencedaily.com) 

New research has revealed that soil erosion and wildfires contributed to a mass extinction event 201...

Geoscience: Environmental Issues
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Bacteria as climate heroes - Bacteria as Climate Heroes: How Microbes Can Help Combat Climate Change      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Acetogens are a group of bacteria that can metabolise formate. For example, they form acetic acid --...

Geoscience: Severe Weather
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Bringing back large herbivores to the steppes - Bringing Back Large Herbivores to the Steppes      (via sciencedaily.com) 

On 24th October 2017, the first group of nine kulan (Asiatic wild ass) was released into an acclimat...

Offbeat: Plants and Animals
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Cockatoos know to bring along multiple tools when they fish for cashews - Cockatoos Know to Bring Along Multiple Tools When They Fish for Cashews      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Goffin's cockatoos have been added to the short list of non-human animals that use and transport too...

Offbeat: Plants and Animals
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Rats trade initial rewards for long-term learning opportunities - Rats Trade Initial Rewards for Long-Term Learning Opportunities      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Scientists have provided evidence for the cognitive control of learning in rats, showing they can es...

Energy: Fossil Fuels
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Could we make cars out of petroleum residue? - Could We Make Cars Out of Petroleum Residue?      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Researchers have developed a way to make lightweight fibers, for possible use in the bodies of cars,...

Offbeat: Earth and Climate Offbeat: Plants and Animals
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Blowing bubbles among echidna's tricks to beat the heat - Blowing Bubbles Among Echidna's Tricks to Beat the Heat      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Research into how echidnas might respond to a warming climate has found clever techniques used by th...

Biology: Biochemistry
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Low-flavanol diet drives age-related memory loss, large study finds - Low-Flavanol Diet: A Major Contributor to Age-Related Memory Loss      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Age-related memory loss is likely caused, in part, by lack of flavanols -- nutrients found in certai...

Biology: Microbiology
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New antibiotic comes from a pathogenic bacterium in potatoes - New Antibiotic Comes from a Pathogenic Bacterium in Potatoes      (via sciencedaily.com) 

A multinational team of researchers in Europe report the discovery of a new antifungal antibiotic na...

Biology: Microbiology Ecology: Trees
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Genome studies uncover a new branch in fungal evolution - Genome Studies Uncover a New Branch in Fungal Evolution      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

About 600 seemingly disparate fungi that had resisted categorization have been shown to have a commo...

Biology: Microbiology
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Lung infections caused by soil fungi are a problem nationwide - Lung Infections Caused by Soil Fungi: A Nationwide Problem      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Researchers have discovered that the three main kinds of soil fungi that cause lung infections have...

Biology: General Biology: Zoology Ecology: Animals Environmental: General
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Monarchs' white spots aid migration - Monarchs' White Spots Aid Migration      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

If you've ever wondered how the monarch butterfly got its spots, University of Georgia researchers m...