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Locust Swarms Could Expand Their Range in a Hotter, Stormier World

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Rising temperatures could expand the area of the globe under threat from crop-devouring locusts by up to 25 percent in the coming decades,...
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Review: In ‘The Apiary,’ the Bees Have a Troubling Tale to Tell

Barbara Chase -
Here’s a pitch you haven’t heard before. It’s 2046. Bees in the wild have succumbed to a planet-wide die-off, taking almonds, avocados and...
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C.D.C. Considers Ending 5-Day Isolation Period for Covid

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The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is considering loosening its recommendations regarding how long people should isolate after testing positive for the...
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Is That Polar Bear Getting Enough to Eat? Try a Collar With a Camera.

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Climate change is stretching the length of time parts of the Far North go without sea ice, which polar bears rely on to...
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U.S. Gas Producers Are Racing to Sell to Asia. And Mexico Is Key.

Barbara Chase -
​As soon as next year, the United States’ fossil fuel industry will gain its first foothold on a valuable shortcut to sell natural...
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Self-Love Is Important, but We Mammals Are Stuck With Sex

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If Galentine’s Day had an animal mascot, it would have to be one of the species whose females can reproduce without a mate....
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Who Kissed First? Archaeology Has an Answer.

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A married pair of researchers have “set the record straight” on the ancient history of smooching. Source link
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Children Born to Mothers With Pregnancy Complications Face Higher Heart Risks

Barbara Chase -
Women who develop high blood pressure or diabetes in the course of pregnancy are more likely to give birth to children who develop...
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Death Masks from Ancient Egypt Find an Afterlife

Barbara Chase -
Archaeologists working in Saqqara recently unearthed three funerary masks at least 1,800 years old. Source link
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In a Victory for Poland Spring, Maine Rejects New Groundwater Limits

Barbara Chase -
Maine’s Legislature voted down a bill that would have limited large-scale pumping of groundwater in the state. Poland Spring, the bottled-water giant, had...
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