Animals
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AnimalsBird malaria moves north
Germs that cause a so-called tropical disease make themselves at home in frosty Alaska.
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OceansIcy inns at Earth’s end
Intrepid researchers discover icebergs host large and lively communities of life.
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AnimalsCool Jobs: Scents of science
Better understanding of the sense of smell inspires research into everything from whales to electronic ‘noses’
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AnimalsMonkeys’ mistake detector
Specific brain cells in macaques respond to fellow animal’s error.
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AnimalsPython-palooza!
Monster-sized Burmese python bearing record-number of eggs retrieved in the Florida Everglades.
By Janet Raloff -
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AnimalsCool Jobs: Studying what you love
Researchers study the same animals that fascinated them as kids.
By Roberta Kwok -
AnimalsChimp’s gift for numbers
Translating numbers into colors may explain an animal’s apparent memory trick.
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AnimalsBye-bye, George
Ambassador of endangered species everywhere dies from old age.
By Janet Raloff -
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AnimalsMammals feel the heat
Scientists predict some animals won’t be able to keep up with Earth’s increasing temperatures.