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More than kinship, social isolation has a greater effect on toad tadpole behavior

Amphibian larvae—often known as tadpoles—exhibit a behavior known as "social aggregation," in which they gather together to avoid predators. These in…

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Brain's ability to hear a musical beat remains distinctly human, study suggests

The seemingly trivial ability to hear a regular pulse in music is a remarkable—and perhaps distinctively human—feature of the brain. In a wide-rangin…

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Tiny cyanobacteria may be the secret heroes of ocean carbon sequestration

A process known as the biological carbon pump (BCP) moves organic carbon from near the ocean's surface to the ocean floor. That carbon often stays th…

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Sea-level rise could squeeze shorebirds out of critical coastal habitat, researchers find

As sea levels rise, coastal wetlands around the world are expected to shrink—and researchers at the University of British Columbia have found this co…

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