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Why it's difficult to predict evolutionary fate of a new trait

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Harnessing rich satellite data to estimate crop yield

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What it takes to recover from drought

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USF biologists find frog's future health influenced by gut microbes as tadpoles

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In frogs, preventing early-life gut microbiome disruptions leads to better health

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Ancient plankton-like microfossils span 2 continents

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Stony corals more resistant to climate change than thought, Rutgers study finds

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Researchers reveal bioelectric patterns guiding worms' regenerative body plan after injury

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Mosquito-borne viruses like Zika may be spread at lower temperatures, potentially expanding impact

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Ecology team finds leaf litter has slower decomposition rate in warm temperatures than previously estimated

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North America's freshwater lakes are getting saltier

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Machine learning lets scientists reverse-engineer cellular control networks

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Drought identified as key to severity of West Nile virus epidemics

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Machine learning uncovers new insight into biophysics of cancer

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Tree-bark thickness indicates fire-resistance in a hotter future

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Large forest die-offs can have effects that ricochet to distant ecosystems

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Your birth year predicts your odds if flu pandemic were to strike

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Surprising role of bacterial genes in evolution

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This little amoeba committed grand theft

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NSF awards $15.9 million to foster new understanding of biological systems on regional to continental scales

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Flowers critical link to bacteria transmission in wild bees

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Seasonality of bird migration responds to environmental cues, scientists show

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Disentangling the plant microbiome

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Animals 'inherit' their social network from their mothers, Penn study shows

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Hiking, hunting has minor effects on mammals in protected eastern forests

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Which trees face death in drought?

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Can corals keep up with ocean acidification?

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Ancient bones point to shifting grassland species as climate changes

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China's forest recovery shows hope for mitigating global climate change

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