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Scientists have confirmed that fungus-ridden trees are to blame
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A very strange case challenges some assumptions about parasites
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More than half of the world's endangered saiga antelopes died suddenly on the Central Asian steppes last spring
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The new world, called MolCraft, is a virtual chemistry museum
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Documenting nature in all its beauty, viciousness, hilarity and boredom
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Bits of ancient feathers and skin still clung to the exquisitely preserved fossils
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New results suggest that weak bones made the beasts more susceptible to human hunters
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A constellation rises as the Leonid and Taurid Meteor Showers return
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While parts of Antarctica get icier, others are on the verge of collapse
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Coywolves are not 'shy wolves'—they are coyote-wolf hybrids (with some dog mixed in) and now number in the millions
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Contrary to Marco Polo's tales, it's not because they're full of mysterious spirits
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The last common ancestor of all apes may have been smaller than previously thought
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A mysterious tear in the ground is the state's new social media star and a testament to the fast fury of Mother Nature
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Mountains of seaweed are blanketing beaches around the Caribbean Sea and the government is calling everyone to arms
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The Russian space agency has announced plans for space missions through 2029
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Poachers, poison and collisions with wind turbines are killing these important scavengers
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New research finds a link between paranormal beliefs and fears of things like natural disasters
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After historic rains, Atacama, Chile is exploding with vibrant wildflowers
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A recent find in Siberia is the latest on a list of well-preserved Ice Age mammals
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The object could be a lost piece of a rocket dating back to the Apollo missions
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