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  Arctic Sea-Ice Loss Has Widespread Effects on Wildlife

  August 1, 2013 — How the Arctic wildlife and humans will be affected by the continued melting of Arctic sea ice is explored in a review article in the journal Science, by an international team of scientists. The ... > full story
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  Long-Sought Method to Efficiently Make Complex Anticancer Compound Developed

  August 1, 2013 — Scientists have achieved the first efficient chemical synthesis of ingenol, a highly complex, plant-derived compound that has long been of interest to drug developers for its anticancer potential. ... > full story
• Early Humans
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  The When and Where of the Y: Research on Y Chromosomes Uncovers New Clues About Human Ancestry

  August 1, 2013 — Using advanced analysis of DNA from Y chromosomes from men all over the world, scientists have shed new light on the mystery of when and how a few early human ancestors started to give rise to the ... > full story

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  Existing Cropland Could Feed Four Billion More by Dropping Biofuels and Animal Feed

  August 1, 2013 — The world's croplands could feed 4 billion more people than they do now just by shifting from producing animal feed and biofuels to producing exclusively food for human consumption, according to new ... > full story
• Perception
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  We Each Live in Our Own Little World -- Smellwise

  August 1, 2013 — There are some smells we all find revolting. But toward a handful of odors, different people display different sensitivities. A pair of studies identifies the genetic differences that underpin the ... > full story
• Wildfires
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  Extreme Wildfires in Western U.S. Likely Fueled by Climate Change

  August 1, 2013 — Climate change is likely fueling the larger and more destructive wildfires that are scorching vast areas of the American West, according to new ... > full story
• Evolution
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  'Evolution Will Punish You If You're Selfish and Mean'

  August 1, 2013 — Evolutionary biologists offer new evidence that evolution doesn't favor the selfish, disproving a theory popularized in ... > full story
• Galaxies
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  When Galaxies Switch Off: Hubble's COSMOS Survey Solves 'Quenched' Galaxy Mystery

  August 1, 2013 — Some galaxies hit a point in their lives when their star formation is snuffed out, and they become "quenched". Quenched galaxies in the distant past appear to be much smaller than the quenched ... > full story
• Stars
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  Under Leaden Skies: Where Heavy Metal Clouds the Stars

  August 1, 2013 — Astronomers have discovered two unusual stars with extremely high concentrations of lead in their ... > full story
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  Spitzer Discovers Young Stars With a 'Hula Hoop'

  July 31, 2013 — Astronomers using NASA's Spitzer Space Telescope have spotted a young stellar system that "blinks" every 93 days. Called YLW 16A, the system likely consists of three developing stars, two of which ... > full story

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