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Life sciences

Published on 03 Jun 2025

Ancient collagen can help identify a 'wombat the size of a hippo' in the fossil record

Scientists find new markers to identify species from fragments of fossilized bone and help us understand mysterious megafauna extinctions

Health

Published on 27 May 2025

Global warming could be driving up women’s cancer risk

A study on Middle Eastern countries links higher temperatures to an increased risk of breast, ovarian, uterine, and cervical cancers.

Livingston in front of the RV Tangaroa before sailing for Antarctica, 2006. Image provided by author.

‘A love affair with the sea’: meet a scientist who overcame hurdles to dedicate her life to studying the ocean

Dr Mary Elizabeth Livingston looks back on a life-long career in marine science. She is the author of a new Frontiers in Ocean Sustainability article in which she chronicles the highs and lows of her career, changes in the field, and what has remained the same.

Female oceanic whitetip shark seen feeding on the carcass. Image: Kayleigh Grant.

Sharks rarely seen together may be up for sharing a meal too good to miss

Oceanic whitetip and tiger sharks peacefully co-fed on a carcass close to Hawaii’s Big Island. Such extremely rare observations could help scientists understand shark ecology better.