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Field Study: Worms Leave 'Til No-Till May 12, 2017

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Earthworm numbers doubled in fields after farmers switched from conventional plowing to no-till agriculture. Christopher Intagliata reports.

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Insects Donate DNA to Unrelated Bugs May 10, 2017

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Bacteria swap DNA among themselves. And that process may be more common in multicellular organisms than previously believed. Christopher Intagliata reports.

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Gophers versus the Volcano May 09, 2017

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Pocket gophers survived the Mount Saint Helens eruption in their underground burrows and immediately went to work bringing back the ecosystem.

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Wilderness Areas Suffer from Human Sound May 07, 2017

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Human-produced noise doubles the background sound levels in 63 percent of protected areas, and raises it tenfold in 21 percent of such landscapes.

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Hot Chilies Cool Down Gut Inflammation in Mice May 02, 2017

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The spicy compound in chilies kicks off a chemical cascade that reduces gut inflammation and immune activity in mice. Christopher Intagliata reports.

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Bronx River's Cleanup Brings Herring Home May 01, 2017

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Called an "open sewer" in the recent past, the Bronx River is now clean enough for a type of herring to once again be introduced and to make runs to the ocean.

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Ancient Human DNA Found in Cave Dirt Apr 28, 2017

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Scientists uncovered genetic traces of Neandertals and Denisovans by screening cave dirt for DNA. Christopher Intagliata reports.

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Gut Microbes Help Keep Starved Flies Fecund Apr 26, 2017

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Microbes living in the guts of fruit flies appear to influence the flies' food choice—and promote egg production, even under a nutrient-poor diet. Christopher Intagliata reports.

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Selective Breeding Molds Foxes into Pets Apr 25, 2017

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Evolutionary biologist Lee Dugatkin talks about the six-decade Siberian experiment with foxes that has revealed details about domestication in general.

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Why One Researcher Marched for Science Apr 22, 2017

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Lisa Klein, from the materials science and engineering department at Rutgers University, commented on the March for Science at an April 21 talk to the chemistry department at Lehman College in the Bronx.

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