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Forest fragmentation hits wildlife hardest in the tropics

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Warming at the poles will have global consequences

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Underwater telecom cables make superb seismic network

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Whales may owe their efficient digestion to millions of tiny microbes

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Graphene: The more you bend it, the softer it gets

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Making higher energy light to fight cancer

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Justinianic plague not a landmark pandemic?

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Nearly 40% of plant species are very rare, and vulnerable to climate change

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How mantis shrimp make sense of the world

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Whaling and climate change lead to 100 years of feast or famine for Antarctic penguins

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Media call: Upcoming study on research security

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Predicting Alzheimer's-like memory loss before it strikes

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Geoscientists develop technology to improve forecasting of earthquakes, tsunamis

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Plant biodiversity struggles to return in wake of agricultural abandonment

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Grid reliability under climate change may require more power generation capacity

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Sea fan corals face new threat in warming ocean: copper

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Using a smartphone to detect norovirus

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Observing 'black hole symphony' using gravitational wave astronomy

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Stalled weather patterns will get bigger due to climate change

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Environmental change in Africa: Will it lead to a drying Lake Victoria?

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Piedmont region drinking wells exceed North Carolina's hexavalent chromium standards

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Bio-inspired nano-catalyst guides chiral reactions

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Predicting the impact of climate change on bridge safety

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Images from solar observatory peel away layers of a stellar mystery

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Urbanization delays spring plant growth in warm regions

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Saddle-shaped origami enables new microelectronic applications

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Urban development reduces flash flooding chances in the arid West

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Knowing your neighbors may shape U.S. household yard care practices

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