How an elephant's trunk manipulates air to eat and drink
New research from the Georgia Institute of Technology finds that elephants dilate their nostrils in order to create more space in their...
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- Nov 9, 2020
Discovery of shape of the SARS-CoV-2 genome after infection could inform new COVID-19 treatments
Scientists at the University of Cambridge, in collaboration with Justus-Liebig University, Germany, have uncovered how the genome of...
- Aug 29, 2020
Genomic analysis reveals many animal species may be vulnerable to SARS-CoV-2 infection
Humans are not the only species facing a potential threat from SARS-CoV-2, the novel coronavirus that causes COVID-19, according to a new...
- Aug 20, 2020
Experimental COVID-19 vaccine prevents severe disease in mice
An experimental vaccine is effective at preventing pneumonia in mice infected with the COVID-19 virus, according to a study from...
- Aug 18, 2020
Ancient genomes suggest woolly rhinos went extinct due to climate change, not overhunting
Although overhunting led to the demise of some prehistoric megafauna after the last ice age, a new study found that the extinction of the...