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        Some tree leaves are finding it too hot for photosynthesis

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        Some tree leaves are finding it too hot for photosynthesis

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        This ecologist is looking at the Amazon’s past to save its future

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        Analyze This: Neptune’s cloud cover syncs up with the solar cycle

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