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Environment

Springing forward

Climate change affects the timing of flowering, migration and other natural cycles, meaning spring is coming earlier in many parts of the world.

Animals

A grim future for some killer whales

An oil spill off the U.S. coast 20 years ago still threatens marine life.

Fossils

Meet the new dinos

Fossil finds reveal a tiny, meat-eating species and another with featherlike features.

Space

The most popular stars

Dwarf stars come in many colors, and aren't so small after all

Health & Medicine

Treating peanut allergy bit by bit

New study offers a little hope in reducing an allergy to peanuts, but don't try this at home.

Brain

Reading a mind’s memories

By looking at patterns on brain scans, scientists can "see" where a person has been.

Animals

Bringing fish back up to size

Changing the way we fish may help rescue a population's shrinking fish.

Animals

Fish needs see-through head

Barreleye peers out at the world like a fighter pilot does through a windshield.

Animals

Pondering the puzzling platypus

Scientists are studying the mixed-up looking mammal for clues to animal ancestry.

Space

Deep-space dancers

In a galaxy far, far away, black holes are spinning around each other.

Animals

Newly named fish crawls and hops

Crazy-colored, flat-faced fish does more than swim.

Health & Medicine

The metal detector in your mouth

The taste of metal is sweet, spicy, bitter, delicious and perhaps other, mystery tastes.