Life

  1. Animals

    Scientists Say: Okapi

    Okapis are African mammals that look a bit like horses and a bit like zebras. But they’re most closely related to giraffes.

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  2. Health & Medicine

    What’s behind frequent strep throat? Consult the tonsils

    A faulty immune response might explain why some kids get strep throat often, new data show. Another problem: The diagnosis may a case of mistaken identity.

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  3. Climate

    Disappearing sea ice could disrupt Arctic’s food web

    When sea ice goes missing in the Arctic, every part of the ecosystem feels the effects.

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  4. Fossils

    Bones show ancient marine reptile was a big baby

    A new study of a rare baby plesiosaur reveals that these marine reptiles were huge at birth, then continued to grow speedily.

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  5. Animals

    Bee parasite is more werewolf than vampire

    Inventing fake bee larvae prompts scientists to rethink how a mite — ominously named Varroa destructor — does its damage.

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  6. Animals

    Ocean acidification may ground swimming skates

    Fish might seem immune to acidic waters, but check their skeletons. They can be vulnerable and eventually alter how fish behave.

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  7. Animals

    Is ocean acidification knocking the scents out of salmon?

    In more acidic water, salmon don’t seem to recognize the smell of danger. Will their populations take a nosedive as carbon-dioxide levels rise?

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  8. Animals

    Animal graveyard found in deeply buried Antarctic lake

    Mud from Antarctica’s Lake Mercer surprised scientists with what appeared to be the carcasses of tiny animals. A neighboring lake had only microbes.

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  9. Animals

    A Bolivian frog species returns from the dead

    A Bolivian frog was missing in the wild for 10 years. Scientists feared chytrid fungus had driven the frog extinct. Then they found 5 survivors.

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  10. Animals

    Some male hummingbirds wield their bills as weapons

    The shape of some hummingbird bills may reflect a trade-off between drinking nectar and fighting off the competition.

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  11. Fossils

    This robot shows how an ancient creature might have walked

    Scientists used fossils, footprints, a computer models and a life-sized walking robot to find out how an ancient creature moved.

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  12. Plants

    This houseplant can clean indoor air

    Houseplants may be able to help clean up polluted indoor air. Scientists gave this one a boost by givng it a gene from a rabbit.

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