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Animals
Poor Devils
When Tasmanian devils bite each other, they may pass on a fatal disease.
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Climate
Warmest year on record
Last year's worldwide average temperature was the highest ever recorded by scientists.
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Health & Medicine
Eating Troubles
Researchers are zeroing in on what causes certain people to see food as the enemy.
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Animals
Red Apes in Danger
The population of orangutans in northeastern Borneo appears to be falling rapidly.
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Chemistry
Mother-of-Pearl on Ice
Scientists have found a way to copy the mother-of-pearl structures that oysters make.
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Health & Medicine
Spit Power
Saliva provides clues about diseases, dental cavities, and who might have been at a crime scene.
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Animals
Polly shouldn’t get a cracker
When female kakapo parrots go on a diet, they produce fewer male chicks.
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Animals
A whale’s amazing tooth
The narwhal's long tusk may sense changes in water temperature and pressure, helping the sea animal survive in the Arctic.
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Environment
Plant gas
Trees, grasses, and other plants may produce the greenhouse gas methane.
By Emily Sohn