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Take a bite out of this strange evolutionary example
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Mindfulness-based stress relief and cognitive behaviorial therapy work better than conventional treatments in patient trials
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Ice deposits point to the moon’s old poles
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Yet the dwarf planet serves up fresh mysteries
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New study reveals white-tailed prairie dogs attack and kill ground squirrels with no provocation
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The car dealership staple is now a marine mammal scarecrow
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Warm ocean temperatures have impacted large swaths of the Great Barrier Reef in the last month, part of a worldwide coral die-off
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Astronomers spot the first flash of a distant supernova in visible light
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These naturalists didn’t know one another—but that didn’t keep them from discovering two new magnolias together
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This is the closest a comet has come in 246 years
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Tropical diseases and coal tar have a lot to do with brightly-colored clothing
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White storks in Portugal and Spain are forgoing thier annual migration to Africa to pig out in landfills
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A new set of studies paints Pluto as a weirder planet than scientists once thought
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Genetic analysis shows multiple periods of inbreeding—trysts that may have given ancient humans the genetic tools they needed to survive
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With one chick hatched, there’s another still to come
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Intricate designs drawn from Islamic art could help make materials that stretch in new ways
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But the orcas currently living in its parks will remain there for the rest of their lives
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The Tanana Arctic could be a rare butterfly hybrid—and it’s the first such find in nearly 30 years
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