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Even the worst mass extinction had its oases
Some earlier plants might not have made it through the extinction since rock layers from…
Posted inBiology Ecology marine animals
How whale urine benefits the ocean ecosystem
A “great whale conveyor belt” Migrating whales typically gorge in summers at higher latitudes to…
Posted inBiology Ecology international space station
An small microbial ecosystem has formed on the International Space Station
“One of the more similar environments to the ISS was in the isolation dorms on…
Life is thriving in the subsurface depths of Earth
Nitrospirota is an archaeal phylum that’s particularly common in the terrestrial subsurface. Some species of…
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These squirrels are cold-blooded vole killers
They seem so sweet and innocent but these squirrels are also opportunistic killers. We think…