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Zooplankton in ocean and freshwater are rapidly escalating the global environmental threat of plastics
A collaborative research team has recently revealed that rotifers, a kind of microscopic zooplankton common in both fresh and ocean …
Zombie galaxy came back to life after 20 million years
Galaxies that stop making stars don’t usually start up again, but now we’ve seen one wake from the dead for …
Zombie cells in the sea: Viruses keep the most common marine bacteria in check
Marine microbes control the flux of matter and energy essential for life in the oceans. Among them, the bacterial group …
Zinc provides new clue for why loud noise causes hearing loss
Exposing mice to continuous loud noises changed the zinc levels in their inner ears, while a zinc-trapping compound helped prevent …
Zika’s shape-shifting machinery, and a possible vulnerability
Viruses have limited genetic material — and few proteins — so all the pieces must work extra hard. Zika is …
Zika virus vaccine emerges as an unlikely hero in battling brain cancer
Scientists have developed a new approach using the Zika virus to destroy brain cancer cells and inhibit tumor growth, while …
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Common chemical in drinking water hasn’t been tested for safety
Chloramine is used as a disinfectant in drinking water systems from the US to Australia. Research now shows it breaks …
Worm-like fossil is the oldest ancestor of spiders and crustaceans
Arthropods belong to an evolutionary branch – the ecdysozoa – that contains about half of all animal species, and the …
550-million-year-old fossils are oldest known arthropod relatives
Arthropods belong to an evolutionary branch – the ecdysozoa – that contains about half of all animal species, and now …
Brainwave experiment shows minke whales have ultrasonic hearing
In the first hearing test of live baleen whales, the animals detected much higher frequency sounds than expected, forcing researchers …
Chimpanzees seem to get more technologically advanced through culture
Groups of wild chimpanzees with more complex tool-using behaviours tend to be genetically linked, providing evidence for cumulative culture in …
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