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How the Matterhorn constantly sways

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Sugar-coated strip advances COVID-19 testing

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More bird species in the tropics than previously thought

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Global database reveals human activity biggest driver of homogenization of plant communities

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Researchers uncover genetic instructions for cells that help crops tolerate drought and flooding

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Rising temperatures overcook bumblebees' brunch

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Machine learning identifies mammal species with the potential to spread SARS-CoV-2

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Physically impaired wild mice survive and thrive

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Amazon rainforest birds' bodies transform due to climate change

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Snap! A record-breaking motion at our fingertips

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Using microbes to make carbon neutral fuel

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Fossils reveal how tusks first evolved and why they are unique to mammals

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Black spruce trees struggle to regenerate amid more frequent Arctic fires

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Scientists pinpoint genes for tuskless African elephants

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Earliest evidence of herd living among dinosaurs

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Whales are more important ecosystem engineers than previously thought

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Adapting plant roots to a hotter planet could help ease pressure on food supply

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'Ray guns' let scientists use light instead of DNA to tell plant populations apart

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How marsh grass protects shorelines

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Shape-shifting worm blobs could inspire future robot swarms

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Crystallized forms of common insecticide more effective

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Islands are cauldrons of evolution

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Carbon dissolved in Arctic rivers affects the globe

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Hot time, summer in the city: Growing threat of extreme heat on urban populations

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For unvaccinated, reinfection by COVID-19 is likely, study finds

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Coral microbiome is key to surviving climate change, new study finds

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Machine learning uncovers 'genes of importance' in agriculture

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Climate change may erode frogs' ability to withstand salt pollution

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Using Mozart to treat medication-resistant epilepsy

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