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Migrating mule deer don't need directions: study
How do big-game animals know where to migrate across hundreds of miles of vast Wyoming landscapes…
The causes and risks of the Amazon fires
Fires have been breaking out at an unusual pace in Brazil this year, causing global alarm…
Scientists explore outback as testbed for Mars
This week, scientists from NASA’s upcoming Mars 2020 mission joined their counterparts from the joint European-Russian…
Western states oppose plan to charge for US reservoir water
Attorneys general from a dozen western states want the Trump administration to halt a proposal by…
This rat is foiling developers' plans to capitalize on a weaker Endangered Species Act
Southern California developers have long sought relief from regulations protecting wildlife, and earlier this month the…
The West is trading water for cash. The water is running out
When it comes to global warming’s one-two punch of inundation and drought, the presence of too…
Bioprinting complex living tissue in just a few seconds
Tissue engineers create artificial organs and tissues that can be used to develop and test new…
Keeping monkeys as pets is extraordinarily cruel–a ban is long overdue
Most people will have seen at least one headline over the last couple of years describing…
Breath! Respiring microbes generate more energy
How do cells generate and use energy? This question might seem simple, but the answer is…