Genetic sleuthing reveals endangered river dolphins in Asia as different species
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University of Ottawa receives $9 million from CIHR to track COVID-19 variants of concern
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Study analyses fish larval dispersal in western Mediterranean
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Gray’s beaked whales ‘resilient’ to ecosystem changes
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Mapping COVID risk in urban areas: a way to keep the economy open
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The origin and uniqueness of Basque genetics revealed
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Does selfishness evolve? Ask a cannibal
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Ocean’s mammals at crucial crossroads
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New insights into close encounters between albatross and fishing vessels
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Automatic trail cameras keep wildlife research going during pandemic
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Corals may need their predators’ poop
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Houston refines hunt for COVID in wastewater
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Tropical species are moving northward in U.S. as winters warm
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Climate change ravages coralligenous architects in the Mediterranean
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