Environmental DNA (eDNA) and metabarcoding are transforming biodiversity monitoring by enabling rapid, non-invasive assessments of community composition ...
Now, scientists apply a similar principle to ancient humans. The new study, led by Ariane Burke, PhD student at Université de ...
Tsukuba, Japan—Historical climatic fluctuations have profoundly influenced species distributions and genetic structures. Traditionally, past distributional patterns have been inferred using ...
Right whales “Arpeggio” (#2753) and #4617 pass by each other while feeding in the Great South Channel off Cape Cod in February 2024 (Credit: New England Aquarium, NMFS permit #25739). Despite being ...
If you’re wondering why squirrels seem to vastly outnumber raccoons – or why certain car brands dominate city streets – a team of University of Virginia researchers may be able to help. Some species ...
A new study finds that neither climate change nor competition with early modern humans fully explains the Neanderthal extinction from Europe roughly 40,000 years ago. The research challenges long-held ...