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  1. Animals

    Why orangutans cup their mouths to sound an alarm

    Orangutans might use their hands to lower the pitch of alarm calls, a study suggests.

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  2. Life

    Turning the gut microbiome into a chat room

    Bacterial communication molecules can help shape microbial communities after antibiotics.

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  3. Animals

    Parasites make cannibal shrimp hungry

    Parasites make sometimes-cannibalistic shrimp more cannibalistic, a new study suggests.

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  4. Paleontology

    Fearsome croc called the Carolina Butcher once ruled the north

    Early ancestors of crocodiles, not dinosaurs, may have been northern Pangaea’s top predator 230 million years ago, according to a new fossil find.

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  5. Health & Medicine

    Prospective Crohn’s drug yields high rate of remission

    An experimental Crohn’s disease drug triggers a high remission rate in patients.

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  6. Genetics

    History of the United Kingdom revealed in its genes

    A genetics study finds subtle differences that reveal secrets about the history and ancestry of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

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  7. Humans

    History of the United Kingdom revealed in its genes

    A genetics study finds subtle differences that reveal secrets about the history and ancestry of England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

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  8. Animals

    How velvet worms slime their prey

    Researchers have figured out the mechanics behind velvet worms’ wobbly slime jets.

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  9. Ecosystems

    Even fast-breeding rabbits can’t withstand Everglades python invasion

    Even marsh rabbits in the Everglades can’t breed fast enough to keep their population going when Burmese pythons warm up for summer hunting.

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  10. Animals

    Mudskippers use watery tongue to slurp up snacks on land

    When mudskippers move from water to land, they use a tongue made of water to move food to the back of their throat and into their stomachs.

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  11. Animals

    Evidence of ‘yeti’ probably came from a Himalayan black bear

    Last year, a genetic analysis revealed two hairs from an unknown species of bear in Asia. A new study finds that they belong to rare Himalayan black bears.

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  12. Life

    Finches can pass H7N9 bird flu to chickens

    In laboratory experiments, society finches spread H7N9 into water when they drank, infecting chickens and quail that drank the same water.

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