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Chemical defenses allow some moths to escape predatory bats

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Scientists learn how to increase corn crop yields

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Forests face climate change competition

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Following the lizard lung labyrinth

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How do you cultivate a healthy plant microbiome?

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New way to identify disease-resistant genes in chocolate-producing trees

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Forest fragmentation hits wildlife hardest in the tropics

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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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Plant biodiversity struggles to return in wake of agricultural abandonment

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Urbanization delays spring plant growth in warm regions

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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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Impacts of low-dose exposure to antibiotics unveiled in zebrafish gut

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Secrets to climate change adaptation uncovered in the European corn borer moth

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Microbe diversity is key to healthy coastal ecosystems

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Malaria Researchers’ Findings May Have Implications for Preventing Spread of Deadly Disease

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Harvesting genes to improve watermelons

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For species that mate for life, bonding behaviors provide advantages

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Study reveals surprising amount of gene flow among butterfly species

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Survey completeness of a global citizen-science database of bird occurrence

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Lemurs rely on scent when it comes to finding a mate

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Structural complexity in forests improves carbon capture

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Study finds rising ozone a hidden threat to corn

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Collapse of desert bird populations likely due to heat stress from climate change

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Test for life-threatening nutrient deficit is made from bacteria entrails

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High carbon dioxide can create 'shrinking stems' in marshes

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