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First fern genomes sequenced — and they hold a lot of promise

Shreya Dasgupta 18 Jul 2018

Global frog pandemic may become even deadlier as strains combine

Morgan Erickson-Davis 3 Jul 2018

In blood-sucking leeches, scientists find a genetic snapshot of local wildlife

Sue Palminteri (1965-2019) 13 Mar 2018

Where does your timber come from? Genetic analysis may soon tell you

Sue Palminteri (1965-2019) 8 Mar 2018

Scientists deploy DNA analysis and radiocarbon dating in latest salvo against ivory trafficking

Sue Palminteri (1965-2019) 5 Feb 2018

New study suggests Borneo’s had elephants for thousands of years

John Cannon 31 Jan 2018

As nesting beaches warm, sea turtle populations are turning female–how scientists found out

Sue Palminteri (1965-2019) 29 Jan 2018

10 top conservation tech innovations from 2017

Sue Palminteri (1965-2019) 4 Jan 2018

Portable DNA analysis tool identifies species on site to help combat wildlife crime

Sue Palminteri (1965-2019) 6 Dec 2017

New research might finally establish true identity of the mysterious Yeti

Mike Gaworecki 30 Nov 2017

Scientists sequence plant DNA in the field to identify species within hours

Sue Palminteri (1965-2019) 26 Sep 2017
Whale shark off the Yucatan Peninsula in Mexico.

DNA barcoding helps identify endangered species from market specimens of sharks and rays

Sue Palminteri (1965-2019) 6 Sep 2017

‘Science needs to catch up’: Deep sea mining looms over unstudied ecosystems

Morgan Erickson-Davis 25 Aug 2017

New genetic analyses help scientists rethink the elephant family tree

Sue Palminteri (1965-2019) 3 Aug 2017

DNA analysis reveals a third species of flying squirrel in North America

Mike Gaworecki 19 Jun 2017

Rugged innovation: Meeting the challenges of bringing high tech DNA analysis to the field

Lalini Pedris 25 May 2017

New leaf-nosed bat uncovered amidst burning habitat in Venezuela

Morgan Erickson-Davis 6 Apr 2017

Breakthrough boosts hope for treating contagious cancer in Tasmanian devils

Shreya Dasgupta 14 Mar 2017

Testing the water: identifying marine communities through eDNA

Colleen O'Brien 24 Feb 2017

Expedition sets out to explore isolated, mysterious forest in DRC

Morgan Erickson-Davis 6 Feb 2017

New species of rabbit-like pika discovered in India

Shreya Dasgupta 5 Oct 2016

There are four species of giraffes, not one: new study

Shreya Dasgupta 15 Sep 2016

Tasmanian devils are rapidly evolving resistance to deadly cancer

Shreya Dasgupta 31 Aug 2016
An atlantic salmon (Salmo salar), at the Atlanterhavsparken aquarium in Ålesund, Norway. Photo by Hans-Petter Fjeld via Wikimedia Commons (CC-BY-SA).

Fish-farm escapees are weakening Norwegian wild salmon genetics

Melati Kaye 10 Aug 2016

The ‘raven’ whale: scientists uncover new beaked whale

Jeremy Hance 27 Jul 2016

Orangutan reintroductions could risk population survival, study warns

Claire Salisbury 8 Jun 2016

Zika: from obscure virus to global health emergency

Jenny Gonzales 25 May 2016

Running Wild with Cheetah Expert Laurie Marker

Nathan Hahn 31 Oct 2015

New study uncovers why vultures don’t get sick from eating rotten carcasses

Shreya Dasgupta 21 Oct 2015

Poor management ails endangered Boeseman’s Rainbowfish aquaculture

Shreya Dasgupta 29 Sep 2015

Rare spotted leopards sighted on Malaysian Peninsula

Kolawole Talabi 28 Sep 2015

The jig is up: copycat woodpecker unmasked by genetics

Morgan Erickson-Davis 16 Sep 2015

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