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Biology: Developmental
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An Old Yellow Enzyme helps algae combat photooxidative stress - An Old Yellow Enzyme Helps Algae Combat Photooxidative Stress      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Old Yellow Enzymes (OYEs) were discovered in the 1930s and have been the subject of much research ev...

Biology: Zoology Ecology: Animals Ecology: Nature
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Small birds spice up the already diverse diet of spotted hyenas in Namibia      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Hyenas are generalist predators (and scavengers) with a broad range of prey species. They are known ...

Biology: Evolutionary Biology: Marine Biology: Zoology Paleontology: General
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3D mouth of an ancient jawless fish suggests they were filter-feeders, not scavengers or hunters      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Early jawless fish were likely to have used bony projections surrounding their mouths to modify the...

Chemistry: General Chemistry: Organic Chemistry
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Overcoming the challenges to synthesising iron--sulfur proteins outside the glovebox      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Iron--sulfur (Fe--S) proteins, essential to all life forms, are difficult to synthesise due to the c...

Offbeat: Paleontology and Archeology Paleontology: Dinosaurs
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Prehistoric predator? Artificial intelligence says no - Prehistoric Predator? Artificial Intelligence Says No      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Artificial intelligence has revealed that prehistoric footprints thought to be made by a vicious din...

Paleontology: Dinosaurs
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Dinosaur 'mummies' might not be as unusual as we think - Dinosaur 'Mummies' Might Not Be as Unusual as We Think      (via sciencedaily.com) 

A process of desiccation and deflation explains why dinosaur 'mummies' aren't as exceptional as we m...

Paleontology: Early Mammals and Birds
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Aerodynamic analysis causes a rethink of the biggest pterosaur - Aerodynamic Analysis Causes a Rethink of the Biggest Pterosaur      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Researchers shed light on the way Quetzalcoatlus would have flown, finding that the dinosaur's flyin...

Biology: Microbiology
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Crows don't digest prions, may transport them to other locations - Crows don't digest prions, may transport them to other locations      (via sciencedaily.com) 

Crows fed on prion-infected brains from mice can transmit these infectious agents in their feces and...

Geoscience: Geography
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Can children map read at the age of four? - Can Children Map Read at the Age of Four?      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

Researchers have found that children start to develop the basic skills that underlie map reading fro...

Environmental: Ecosystems
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'Ugly' reef fishes are most in need of conservation support - Ugly Reef Fishes: The Unsung Heroes of Marine Conservation      (via sciencedaily.com)     Original source 

What's the relationship between people's perception of beauty and animals' conservation needs? Accor...