species
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Mr. Firestein mentions research on a species of jellyfish that led to the unexpected discovery of a new protein now “used to uncover genes expressed in cancer cells.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
Brain size and the extent of surface folding are important features that distinguish different primate species.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 22, 2026
A study published in the journal Nature last week found that, by 2020, nearly half of coral species were at "elevated relative risk of extinction", with climate change the main driver of this decline.
From Barron's ● Oct. 22, 2026
Bishnoi has publicly threatened Khan over a 1998 poaching case involving blackbucks, a species of antelope revered by the Bishnoi community.
From BBC ● Oct. 22, 2026
How close did humans come to wiping our species off the planet?
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
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"The Origin of Species by Natural Selection" by Charles Darwin: Essential Words
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