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  1. Oceans

    Seafloor amber may hold hints of a tsunami 115 million years ago

    Oddly shaped deposits of tree resin point to massive waves that struck northern Japan roughly 115 million years ago and swept a forest into the sea.

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  2. Plants

    Some tropical trees act as lightning rods to fend off rivals

    Though being struck by lightning is usually bad, the tropical tree Dipteryx oleifera benefits. A strike kills other nearby trees and parasitic vines.

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  3. Animals

    Some of Sydney’s koalas are chlamydia-free, but still at risk

    Southwestern Sydney's koalas have avoided the chlamydia outbreak threatening the entire species. But their isolation has left them extremely inbred.

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  4. Particle Physics

    Scientists are building underwater neutrino telescopes in the Mediterranean

    The KM3NeT telescopes, currently under construction, will catch high-energy neutrinos that could reveal secrets of the cosmos.

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  5. Climate

    From electric cars to wildfires, how Trump may affect climate actions

    Trump’s first term, campaign pledges and nominees point to how efforts to address climate change and environmental issues may fare.

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  6. Life

    A new book explores the evolutionary romance between plants and animals

    Riley Black’s new book, When the Earth was Green, uses the latest research to envision the ancient worlds of our favorite prehistoric animals.

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  7. 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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  8. Particle Physics

    Forests might serve as enormous neutrino detectors 

    Trees could act as antennas that pick up radio waves of ultra-high energy neutrinos interactions, one physicist proposes.

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  9. Animals

    Wild chimpanzees give first aid to each other

    A study in Uganda shows how often chimps use medicinal plants and other forms of health care — and what that says about the roots of human medicine.

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  10. Environment

    A biogeochemist is tracking the movements of toxic mercury pollution

    Exposing the hidden movements of mercury through the environment can help reduce human exposure.

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  11. Science & Society

    Fired federal workers share the crucial jobs no longer being done

    Thousands of probationary federal employees received termination notices. Many were doing crucial work at science-related agencies.

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  12. Animals

    Chimp chatter is a lot more like human language than previously thought

    Chimpanzees combine hoots, calls and grunts to convey far more concepts than with single sounds alone. It may be a first among nonhuman animals.

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