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December 09, 2025

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Medieval Communities Boosted Biodiversity around Lake Constance

November 17, 2025

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New Perspectives on Arabia’s Olfactory Heritage

November 13, 2025

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Stanton, D. W. G.; Manin, A.; Evin, A.; Tabbada, K.; Linderholm, A.; Drinkwater, R.; Thalmann, O.; Ng'ang'a, S. I.; Amano, N.; Anderson, A. et al.; Barnett, R.; Barrière, P.; Bedford, S.; Bellwood, P.; Brumm, A.; Tien, T. C.; Clark, G.; Crooijmans, R.; Cucchi, T.; Eusebio, M. S.; Girdland-Flink, L.; Galbusera, P.; Groenen, M.; Hakim, B.; Hawkins, S.; Heiniger, H.; Helgen, K. M.; Herrera, M. J.; Bolunia, M. J. L. A.; Dizon, E. Z.; Hung, H.-c.; Greig, K.; Hunt, T.; Kitchener, A. C.; Lee, C.; Macdonald, A. A.; Megens, H.-J.; Meijaard, E.; Mitchell, K. J.; Moran, C.; Mudar, K.; Nidup, K.; Oxenham, M.; Pem, R.; Piper, P. J.; Scarsbrook, L.; Schachtschneider, K.; Schook, L.; Silva, P.; Spriggs, M.; Turvey, S. T.; Viðarsdóttir, U. S.; Cox, M. P.; Denham, T.; Gongora, J.; Dobney, K.; Larson, G.; Frantz, L.: Genomic and morphometric evidence for Austronesian-mediated pig translocation in the Pacific. Science 391 (6780), eadv4963, pp. 1 - 8 (2026)

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Oertle, A.; Peters, C.; Summerhayes, G.; O'Connor, S.; Gillespie, R.; Douka, K.: New collagen peptide markers from New Guinea fauna: identifying archaeological bone in the tropics. Royal Society Open Science 12 (12), 251172 (2025)

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Russell, C.; Renn, J.; Zalasiewicz, J.: Discorditarianism: a new paradigm for geological interpretation. GSA today 36 (1), GSATG626GW, pp. 12 - 13 (2026)

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Vogl, M.; Lalli, R.: Temporalities in the spread of knowledge. Journal of historical network research 12 (1), 109, pp. 13 - 36 (2025)

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Forootani, A.: Learnable Koopman-enhanced transformer-based time series forecasting with spectral control: simulation results. (2026)

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Feldmann, J.; Klose, A. K.; Albrecht, T.; Winkelmann, R.: Rate-induced tipping of ice sheets due to visco-elastic Earth response under idealized conditions. EGUsphere, 5859 (2025)

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Eshtewy, N. A.; Forootani, A.; Sisi, Z. A.: Survey on mathematical modeling of infectious disease dynamics: insights and applications. TechRxiv, 176650297.7823970 (2025)

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Boxleitner, K.; Spengler III, R. N.; Alekseitseva, V.; Chargynov, T.; Abdykanova, A.; Sayfuloev, N.; Shnaider, S.: Archaeobotanical investigations at high-elevation sites of the Pamir Mountains and Fergana Foothills. iScience 29 (1), 114349 (2025)

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