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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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Six Elephants Die After Plummeting Down a Waterfall in Thailand
It is believed that five adults lost their lives while trying to save a calf
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New Report Finds at Least One in Five Terrestrial Vertebrate Species Are Traded Globally
The research team also predicts increased trade going forward
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A Farewell to Ming, the Siberian-Bengal Tiger Who Spent Three Years in a Harlem Apartment
Antoine Yates, Ming’s owner, once said that the tiger was his ‘only friend, really’
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New Organic Compounds Found in Plumes From Saturn’s Icy Moon Enceladus
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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This Ancient Shark Looked Like an Eel and Swallowed Its Prey Whole
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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How Drones Are Helping Scientists Figure Out Whales’ Weight
Because it is so difficult to weigh the huge marine mammals, whale body mass is often not included in studies
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Did a 1964 Earthquake Bring a Dangerous Fungus to the Pacific Northwest?
A new study posits that tsunamis triggered by the Great Alaska Earthquake washed Cryptococcus gattii onto the shore
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Dolphins Are Finally Living and Breeding in the Potomac River Again
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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Record-Breaking Storm Dumps Four Feet of Snow on Parts of Montana
The September storm broke snowfall and temperature records across several states
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Great Apes May Use Their Own Experience to Guess What Others Will Do
New research suggests primates possess ‘theory of mind’, an ability once thought to be unique to humans
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Shedding Genes Helped Whales and Dolphins Evolve for Life at Sea
When adopting an aquatic lifestyle, cetaceans ditched genetic code related to sleep, DNA restoration and more
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Jar Depicting Thracian Athlete Found in Grave of Sports Fan of Antiquity
Your move, fanatics of the 21st century
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California’s Saltiest Lake Is Home to This Arsenic-Resistant, Three-Sexed Worm
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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Color of Giraffes’ Spots Reflects Social Status, Not Age
New research suggests male giraffes with darker coloring are more solitary, dominant than lighter-hued counterparts
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If We Connect Fragmented Habitat, New Species Will Come, Study Shows
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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Your Soothing Cup of Tea May Contain Billions of Microplastics
That’s ‘several orders of magnitude higher than plastic loads previously reported in other foods,’ according to a new study
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Zambia’s Lions Roam Areas Previously Believed to Be Uninhabitable
A select group of migrating big cats ensures high levels of genetic diversity throughout the country’s lion population
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Construction Reveals Remnants of Roman Fort Below British Bus Station
Archaeologists found three defensive ditches, as well as coins, pottery and imported tableware
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Climate Report Warns Oceans and Polar Ice Are in Serious Peril
The IPCC study shows that without immediate change, sea level will rise, fish stocks will crumble and glaciers and polar regions will thaw
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