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  1. Ecosystems

    New videos reveal the hidden lives of Andean bears

    The footage give clues to the range of plants the bears eat and how they mate, information important for conservation.

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  2. Animals

    Polar bears are being exposed to more pathogens as the climate warms

    Polar bears have been exposed to more viruses, bacteria and parasites in recent decades, a new study shows, possibly acquiring the germs in their diet.

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  3. Space

    A NASA rover finally found Mars’ missing carbon

    The Curiosity rover identified hidden caches of the mineral siderite, which could help explain why Mars lost its habitable climate.

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  4. Paleontology

    Sloths once came in a dizzying array of sizes. Here’s why

    A new fossil and DNA analysis traces how dozens of sloth species responded to climate shifts and humans. Just two small tree-dwelling sloths remain today.

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  5. Archaeology

    Neandertals may have hunted in horse-trapping teams 200,000 years ago

    A revised age for a German site indicates that our evolutionary cousins organized horse ambushes around 200,000 years ago.

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  6. Science & Society

    Will the Endangered Species Act survive Trump?

    President Trump has already begun to introduce changes that weaken the Endangered Species Act, a cornerstone of U.S. conservation law.

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  7. Anthropology

    Rare books covered with seal skin hint at a medieval trade network

    The furry seal skins may have made their way to French monasteries from as far away as Greenland.

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  8. Archaeology

    Stone Age hunter-gatherers may have been surprisingly skilled seafarers

    New archaeological finds in Malta add to an emerging theory that early Stone Age humans cruised the open seas.

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  9. Archaeology

    Ancient Arabian cymbals ring up Bronze Age musical connections

    Copper instruments discovered at a 4,000-year-old site in Oman echo ritual influences from South Asia.

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  10. Animals

    Ximena Velez-Liendo is saving Andean bears with honey

    By training beekeepers, biologist Ximena Velez-Liendo is helping rural agricultural communities of southern Bolivia coexist with Andean bears.

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  11. Archaeology

    Neandertal-like tools found in China present a mystery

    A style of primitive stone tools named for the French site where they were first discovered have shown up half a world away.

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  12. Animals

    Poop is on the menu for a surprising number of animals

    A new tally finds dozens of species giving food a second go-round, from babies boosting their microbiomes to adults seeking easier-to-access nutrition.

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