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Scientists have learned secrets of Australia's marsupial mole
Researchers have probed the genetics of one of Australia's most elusive animals, the marsupial mole.
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How a fox skull shape conquers the snow
Research explains how foxes hunting mice can plunge down into the snow at high speeds without injuring their poor little snouts.
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You don't look a day over 4.35 billion! Here's the moon's anti-aging secret
Early interactions with the Earth may have heated up the Moon and caused it to remelt, producing new lunar rocks and erasing old craters.
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After fighting phragmites, scientists try to bring native plants back to wetlands
Wetlands managers have spent years using fire and chemicals to fight phragmites, an invasive reed that chokes everything else out. But coaxing native plants to move back in is difficult.
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You might beat back phragmites, the scourge of wetlands, but then what?
Wetlands managers have spent years using fire and chemicals to fight phragmites, an invasive reed that chokes everything else out. But coaxing beneficial native plants to move back in is difficult.
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Frail chimps headed from New Mexico to Louisiana sanctuary
About two dozen chimpanzees deemed too feeble to be moved a few years ago will be going to Chimp Haven after all. The NIH said originally they'd be kept in New Mexico for their own safety.
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When Steamboat goes WHOOSH, scientists look for answers
What triggers geysers to go off is still not well understood. A new paper shows that one small earthquake likely triggered an eruption of the world's tallest active geyser, Steamboat.
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NASA launches its probe to Europa, an icy moon of Jupiter
NASA has just launched a mission to investigate a far-off world that’s full of water. It’s going to Europa, a moon of Jupiter that's made of lots of ice that covers a huge ocean.
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Pioneering advances in protein design and study tools wins Nobel Prize in Chemistry
This year's prize has gone to three researchers who pioneered how to design and analyze proteins, one of the building blocks of life. Though this year, none of the science Nobels has gone to a woman.
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Birders argue over plan to change dozens of bird names
On Thursday, a major birding society will discuss how how to go about changing potentially offensive bird names. There's resistance to the original plan to rename all birds named after people.
