Pacific spiny lumpsuckers have tiny fins they have to flap furiously to get around. (Image credit: Mitchell Cox / Alamy Stock Photo) QUICK FACTS Name: Pacific spiny lumpsucker (Eumicrotremus orbis) Where it
Pacific spiny lumpsuckers have tiny fins they have to flap furiously to get around. (Image credit: Mitchell Cox / Alamy Stock Photo) QUICK FACTS Name: Pacific spiny lumpsucker (Eumicrotremus orbis) Where it
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Credit: CC0 Public Domain As part of its resource management reforms, the government will soon allow “super-sized granny flats” to be built without consent—potentially adding 13,000 dwellings over the next
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 122, Issue 22, June 2025. SignificanceSorting cells with target metabolic functions from a mutant pool exhibiting substantial genetic diversity is often the
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 122, Issue 22, June 2025. SignificanceUnderstanding differences in outcomes between social groups—such as wage gaps between men and women—remains a central challenge
The epidermis (skin) is the body’s largest organ, so it would make sense that toxins found in fabrics that sit on the skin’s surface could be absorbed by the skin
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Volume 122, Issue 22, June 2025. SignificanceThe human pathogen and marine microbeVibrio choleraehas been shown to activate extracellular DNA uptake and transformation when
Turns out, it’s not just chromosomes that determine sex during fetal development. While we’ve long believed that an embryo’s sex is locked in from the moment sperm meets egg (XX
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As intimidating as they seem up close, humpback whales often see humans as friends, not foes. The sociability of these gentle souls is perhaps best represented by a curious behavior