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New study exonerates some urban pests as one-of-a-kind disease reservoirs

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Forests' ability to regenerate after disturbances depends on seed production

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More than 1 in 5 reptile species are threatened with extinction

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Dynamic rivers contribute to Amazon's rich bird diversity

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Extreme winds, topography and vegetation influenced Oregon's devastating 2020 megafires

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Research discovery a pearl of hope for imperiled oyster reefs

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Monarch butterflies increasingly plagued by parasites

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Researchers find humans have given wild animals their diseases nearly 100 times

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Cities can be part of the solution in sustaining species

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Tree cover helps gray foxes coexist with coyotes in rural areas

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Global genome search sparks new insights into microbes that breathe rocks

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New research clarifies the capacity of rivers to filter pollutants

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'Fitbits' for streams

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Monitoring Arctic permafrost with satellites, supercomputers and deep learning

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A not-so-solid lake ice season

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Brainy birds may fare better under climate change

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Plant disease outbreaks may be curbed by periodic wildfires

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January freeze dates becoming the norm for many northern US lakes

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Black-eyed peas could help eliminate need for fertilizer

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Finding the salt-stress tipping point for coastal wetlands

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Coastal ecosystem being destabilized by climate change

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Lost birds and mammals spell doom for some plants

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How the Matterhorn constantly sways

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

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