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Noise and light pollution affect breeding habits in birds

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Earliest example of a rapid-fire tongue found in 'weird and wonderful' extinct amphibians

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Genomic data 'catch corals in the act' of speciation and adaptation

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Species lost deep in the Amazon rainforest

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Declines in shellfish species on rocky seashores match climate-driven changes

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Seagrasses restored to Virginia bays are flourishing

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Wildfires are changing forest communities in interior Alaska

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New study reveals that soil is a significant carbon sequestration driver

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Rising temperatures could shift US West Nile virus transmission

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Potential for fisheries co-management shaped by interplay between formal, informal institutions

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Study suggests at least 11 fish species are able to walk on land

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Researchers anticipate rise of some mosquito-borne diseases

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Solving a Dust Bowl mystery

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Songbirds reduce reproduction to help survive drought

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Importance of rainfall for tropical animals

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Fossil pollen samples suggest vulnerability to extinctions ahead

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Out of sync: Ecologists report that climate change is affecting bee, plant life cycles

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Metallic blue fruits use fat to produce color and signal a treat for birds

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The last unknown: Study reveals richest island flora in the world

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Research on Tasmanian devil offers new insights into tackling human cancer

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In a warming world, New England's trees are storing more carbon

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Rising temps put desert shrub in high-efficiency mode

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For rufous hummingbirds, migration routes may differ

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Lightning strikes more than 100 million times per year in the tropics

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Burrowing crabs reshaping salt marshes

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Texas will soon face driest conditions of last 1,000 years

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Major group of flowering plants is evolving twice as quickly in temperate zones as in the tropics

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Warming reduces trees' ability to slow climate change

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New Argentine fossils uncover history of celebrated conifer group

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Plants are marvelous chemists, the gardenia's DNA shows

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