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  1. Animals

    Is that shark ticking? In a first, a shark is recorded making noise

    The ocean can be a symphony of fish grunts, hums and growls. Now add tooth-clacking sharks to the score.

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  2. Plants

    A nearly century-old dead date palm tree helped solve an ancestry mystery

    The iconic Cape Verde date palm came from commercial trees gone feral and could provide genetic variety to boost the resilience of its tamer relatives.

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  3. Animals

    A tardigrade protein helped reduce radiation damage in mice

    Mouse cells tweaked to produce the tardigrade protein incurred less DNA damage than unaltered cells — hinting at a new tool for cancer patient care.

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  4. Health & Medicine

    Tuberculosis could be eradicated. So why isn’t it?

    John Green’s new book, Everything Is Tuberculosis, reveals how social injustice sustains the disease, despite available cures and vaccines.

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  5. Agriculture

    How silicon turns tomato plants into mean, green, pest-killing machines

    Treated plants fight pests without the need for toxic pesticides, oozing a "larval toffee" that stunts tomato pinworms’ growth and attracts predators.

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  6. Health & Medicine

    A deep brain stimulation volunteer discusses life after depression

    In this bonus episode of The Deep End, you’ll hear an update from Jon Nelson, who is living what he calls his "bonus life."

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  7. Animals

    Plastic ‘fossils’ help scientists reconstruct the history of bird nests

    Plastic waste has let common coots reuse nests year after year. Scientists have now used the trash layers to date how old nests are.

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  8. Neuroscience

    Human memory is flawed. But a new book says that’s OK

    The new book Memory Lane convincingly demonstrates how memories are like Lego buildings that are constantly being rebuilt.

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  9. Animals

    Hammerhead sharks’ diets may affect if they roam or stay home

    Understanding hammerhead sharks’ food preferences could aid efforts to protect the critically endangered fish.

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