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  1. Life

    Climate change is driving trees away from crucial fungi

    Without a fungal support network, trees can lose their ability to adapt to changing climatic conditions, increasing their extinction risk.

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  2. 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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  3. Life

    Here’s how long it would take 100 worms to eat the plastic in one face mask

    An experiment reveals that a bio-solution to humans’ microplastics mess is likely to fall short, but could inspire other ways to attack the problem.

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  4. Materials Science

    Starchy nanofibers shatter the record for world’s thinnest pasta

    The fibers, made from white flour and formic acid, average just 372 nanometers in diameter and might find use in biodegradable bandages.

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  5. Animals

    Ethiopian wolves are the first large carnivores found to slurp nectar

    Wolves from three different packs were seen licking red hot poker flowers. That sweet tooth could make them the first known large predator pollinators.

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  6. Climate

    An unexpected ice collapse hints at worrying changes on the Antarctic coast

    The Conger Ice Shelf disintegrated in 2022. Satellite data leading up to the collapse hint at worrying changes in a supposedly stable ice sheet.

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  7. Archaeology

    Neandertals may have built a hearth specifically to make tar

    Findings from a cave in Gibraltar suggests Neandertals may have used complex fire structures to obtain adhesives from plants.

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  8. Neuroscience

    Electronic ‘tattoos’ offer an alternative to electrodes for brain monitoring

    A standard EEG test requires electrodes that come with pitfalls. A spray-on ink, capable of carrying electrical signals, avoids some of those.

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  9. Animals

    Giant hornets have been sighted in Europe for the first time

    Four southern giant hornets have turned up in Spain. Similar stingers, known for honeybee attacks, had the Pacific Northwest on edge a few years ago.

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  10. Animals

    Videos capture orcas’ tricks for taking down the largest fish on Earth

    Citizen science videos document for the first time how orcas coordinate an attack against whale sharks.

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  11. Anthropology

    Footprints offer a rare look at ancient human relatives crossing paths

    The imprints put flat-footed and arched-foot walkers together at a prime spot in East Africa.

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  12. Health & Medicine

    Cervical cancer deaths are plummeting among young U.S. women

    A new study shows a steep drop in cervical cancer deaths among the first cohort of women who were eligible for the HPV vaccine.

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