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Evolvability—the capacity to generate adaptive variation—is a trait that can itself evolve through natural selection. However, the idea that mutation can become biased toward adaptive outcomes remains controversial. In this work, we report the evolution ...
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On this week’s show: A roundup of science policy news with ScienceInsider Editor Jocelyn Kaiser, and the benefits of scratching where it itches
2 months ago
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Deploying machine vision for wearable robot control faces challenges in terms of usability, reliability, privacy, and costs.
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On this week’s show: Climate change may be driving an expansion of Valley fever, a deadly fungal infection spread by desert-loving spores, and a look at <em>Australopithecus</em>’s diet 3 million years ago
3 months ago
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On this week’s show: following bats’ nighttime migratory flights, and making readers skeptical of preprints in the news
3 months ago
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On this week’s show: How truffle dogs can contribute to conservation of underground fungi, and the importance of age diversity
3 months ago
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On this week’s show: The top science from this year, and catching up with our reporters on some of the stories they tracked all year
4 months ago
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On this week’s show: How small journals from South and Central America are trying to reach an international audience, and a look back at 10 years of cool science
4 months ago
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On this week’s show: Making sustainable electronics by printing circuits on modified leaves, and million-and-a-half-year-old footprints show two kinds of human ancestors walked the same lands
5 months ago
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On this week’s show: A fight over where the world’s oldest people live, and wild-caught minke whales show sensitivity to high-frequency sound
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On this week’s show: The 60-plus-year-old Floating Instrument Platform gets a new life, and do scarred bones mean fragility or resilience?
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