The tool will help cross-country travelers in search of colorful leaves
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Three medical scientists will share the award for further explaining how the body responds to oxygen abundance
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It is believed that five adults lost their lives while trying to save a calf
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The research team also predicts increased trade going forward
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Antoine Yates, Ming’s owner, once said that the tiger was his ‘only friend, really’
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Analysis of data from the late, great Cassini spacecraft reveals the moon is spurting oxygen and nitrogen-bearing organic compounds into space
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Scans of a rare 360-million-year-old shark skeleton shows the beasts used hunting techniques similar to modern sharks and fish
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Because it is so difficult to weigh the huge marine mammals, whale body mass is often not included in studies
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A new study posits that tsunamis triggered by the Great Alaska Earthquake washed Cryptococcus gattii onto the shore
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About 1,000 bottlenose dolphins have been recorded in the lower reaches of the recovering river, including one that gave birth in August
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The September storm broke snowfall and temperature records across several states
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New research suggests primates possess 'theory of mind', an ability once thought to be unique to humans
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When adopting an aquatic lifestyle, cetaceans ditched genetic code related to sleep, DNA restoration and more
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Your move, fanatics of the 21st century
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Prior to their discovery, only two species could survive in the super-salty, highly alkaline lake in the Sierra Nevada mountains
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New research suggests male giraffes with darker coloring are more solitary, dominant than lighter-hued counterparts
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An 18-year study of longleaf pine savannah showed a 5 percent species increase per year when isolated plots were reconnected
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That’s ‘several orders of magnitude higher than plastic loads previously reported in other foods,’ according to a new study
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A select group of migrating big cats ensures high levels of genetic diversity throughout the country's lion population
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Archaeologists found three defensive ditches, as well as coins, pottery and imported tableware
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