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Studying the biological roles of polyphosphates in metazoans has been a longstanding challenge to the field given that the polyP synthase has yet to be discovered in metazoans. This important study ...

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Intimate photos that provide a rare window into the lives of polar bears, birds and insects have earned several Canadians recognition in this year's Wildlife Photographer of the Year Awards. The ...

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Does a lobster feel pain – or even anguish and terror – when it's faced with a boiling pot of water in a busy kitchen? It's a ...

Colour is at the heart of Kashmir’s textile traditions, especially for the world renowned Pashmina shawls and Kashmir silks.

In a new study, scientists have delved further into this debate by testing how crustaceans respond to painkillers. The ...