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www.theguardian.com
2 months ago
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I discovered a way to identify the millions of species on Earth after a lightbulb moment in the supermarket

The challenge of identifying diverse moth species overwhelmed a seasoned entomologist, leading to a breakthrough idea of using DNA for species identification. [ more ]
The Atlantic
3 months ago
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A 'Chicken From Hell' Could Rewrite the Story of the Dinosaurs' Final Days

The theory that dinosaurs were already declining before the asteroid that wiped them out is being challenged by a newly identified species.
The decrease in dinosaur diversity in the last few million years of the Cretaceous may be due to biases in fossil preservation rather than a true decline in population. [ more ]
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