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Tropical rainforests may be near a tipping point beyond our control

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Deforestation may work like diseases: uncontained, it can win

Michael Graw, Oregon State University

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Should peer review stop being anonymous?

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Dan Samorodnitsky, Senior Editor

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Why don't Venus flytraps eat their pollinators?

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Jerald Pinson, University of Florida

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Floating detritus is giving new insights into deep-sea corals

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Ashley Marranzino, University of Rhode Island

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Why don't Americans care about chemicals?

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We need chemicals for daily life, but seem to feel 'apocalypse fatigue' around their dangers

Anna Robuck, University of Rhode Island

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To better target cancer, scientists find clues on the surface of cells

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Prabarna Ganguly, National Human Genome Research Institute

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Earth's weirdest creatures are genetic treasure chests

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Joshua Peters, Massachusetts Institute of Technology

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Will genetic choice make sex obsolete?

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Anyone hoping to shop for blemish-free, farm-to-crib babies with no diseases and a poet’s soul will be disappointed

Dan Samorodnitsky, Senior Editor

Life on the savanna is a duel between agility and strength

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Brittney G. Borowiec, Wilfrid Laurier University

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Plants are not conscious, whether you can 'sedate' them or not

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Devang Mehta, University of Alberta

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A nuclear attack could be a lot like an asteroid strike

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Nothing compares to the impact that killed the dinosaurs, but nuclear blasts are far more likely

Gabriela Serrato Marks, Massive Science

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Can corals be saved? The key may be in their microbes

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Maite Ghazaleh Bucher, University of Georgia

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Empathy and bias are more intertwined than we often think

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Prabarna Ganguly, National Human Genome Research Institute