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A microscopic image of gall midges. The new research project aims to test and bring systematic and automated, efficient workflow on an unprecedented scale to species identification. Credit: Niina ...

Human DNA recovered from remains found in Europe is revealing our species’ shared history with Neanderthals. The trove is the ...

There are millions of species on Earth that are still unknown to us. Researchers call these species ‘biological dark matter’, ...

And the National Museum of American Illustration has one of the largest collections of illustrated works in the country, from the Civil War era through the 1950s. Norman Rockwell is perhaps the ...

A remarkable reptile-like creature with an unusual jaw that lived more than 200 million years ago has been described as a new species. Evidence of the species, Threordatoth chasmatos, was ...

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