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City Birds Outwit Country Counterparts Mar 29, 2016

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Birds that live in urban environments are brasher than rural birds, solve problems better and even have more robust immune systems. Christopher Intagliata reports.

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Quasar Winds Clock In at a Fifth of Light Speed Mar 28, 2016

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Quasars can shape the evolution of their galaxies, by blasting 135-million-mph winds. Christopher Intagliata reports.

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The Fastball Gets Its Scientific Due in a New Documentary Mar 25, 2016

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The new movie Fastball dissects the pitch from the perspective of pitchers, hitters, umpires—and scientists, who talk about everything from the physics governing the trajectory of the ball to the neuroscience of the batter’s perception and reaction—including how the ball can appear to vanish.

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Garbage Pickings Get Storks to Stop Migrating Mar 23, 2016

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Some white storks have stopped migrating from Europe to sub-Saharan Africa in the winter, because of the availability of food in landfills.

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Smart Glass Goes from Clear to Cloudy in a Jolt Mar 22, 2016

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Researchers say their prototype is cheaper and easier to make than other smart glass, and since it's flexible and foldable, could be used for camouflage. Christopher Intagliata reports.

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Cuba–U.S. Thaw Should Ease Scientific Collaborations Mar 21, 2016

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Cornell Laboratory of Ornithology researcher Eduardo Inigo-Elias, a veteran of efforts to work with Cuban researchers, talks about what improved relations between the U.S. and Cuba could mean for science and conservation.

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African Park Comeback Offers Ecological Optimism Mar 18, 2016

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A decade of modest financial investment has revitalized Mozambique's Gorongosa National Park, explains biologist Sean B. Carroll in his new book The Serengeti Rules: The Quest to Discovery How Life Works and Why It Matters.

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Bring a Musician to Untangle Cocktail Party Din Mar 17, 2016

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Musicians are better at separating out one meaningful audio stream from a combination, a skill that could help decipher a single conversation in a crowd. Christopher Intagliata reports.

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Our Noise Bothers Overlooked Seafloor Critters Mar 15, 2016

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Creatures that live on the seafloor play vital roles in marine ecosystems, but human-made noise can alter their behaviors.

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Eavesdrop on Echolocation to Count Bats Mar 14, 2016

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Researchers created a model that can accurately predict a cave's bat populations using audio alone. Christopher Intagliata reports.

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