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Elephant Ivory DNA Reveals Poaching Hotspots Feb 16, 2016

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Almost all the ivory in large stockpiles seized by law enforcement originates in just two locations in Africa, informing authorities about where to focus their resources.

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Gut Microbes Lessen Mice Malarial Malaise Feb 12, 2016

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Mice with the right mix of microbes were spared the worst of a malaria infection, possibly via some sort of "booster effect" on the immune system. Christopher Intagliata reports.

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Lizard Picks Best Color--to Stand against Feb 10, 2016

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Aegean wall lizards are the first wild animals to be observed explicitly choosing the best background for their particular coloration to disappear into.

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Giant Bird Driven Extinct by Egg-Eating Humans Feb 09, 2016

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About 47,000 years ago, newcomer humans to Australia helped to wipe out an enormous flightless bird by collecting and cooking its eggs.

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Super Bowl Sunday's Food Needs Work Feb 06, 2016

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A public health advocate determined how much exercise is required to burn off various typical big game foods.

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Bear Gut Microbes Help Prep Hibernation Feb 04, 2016

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Bears’ gut summer bacteria are more diverse and include species that tend to promote energy storage than are the bacteria that live in them during their hibernation.

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Seed-Scattering Birds May Help Trees Cope with Climate Change Feb 03, 2016

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A new review paper emphasizes the crucial role birds play in helping trees colonize new habitats—especially in the face of a changing climate. Christopher Intagliata reports.

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Antioxidant Use Still Small Mixed Bag Feb 01, 2016

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At a Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health forum on diet and health, Walter Willett, chair of the school's nutrition department, talked about benefits and risks associated with antioxidant supplements.

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Musical Pitch Perception May Have Long Evolutionary History Jan 27, 2016

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A tiny primate, the marmoset, appears to process pitch perception the same way we do, implying that the ability evolved in a common ancestor at least 40 million years ago.

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Pluto Killer Thinks He Has New Ninth Planet Jan 25, 2016

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Caltech astronomer Mike Brown, the driving force for demoting Pluto, now claims evidence for a massive, distant replacement ninth planet in our solar system.

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