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Female and minority-identifying researchers face extra challenges in becoming field project leaders. Universities should be providing equivalent numbers of solutions.

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Why Are Some Beetles Shiny? It’s Not What Researchers Thought

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Making Waves and Avoiding Beaks

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Baby Talk: Bat Pups Babble Like Human Infants

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Field Research Sites Damaged as Fires Ravage West Coast

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Border Closing Strands Professors, Students in Peru

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Diving Beetle Adults and Larvae Dismember, Eat Tadpoles: Study

Warming Permafrost Morphs Microbes into Greenhouse Gas Emitters

Squirrels Listen to Birdsong for Safety Cues

Combination Strategy Nearly Eliminates Invasive Mosquitoes in Field

Dorothy Cheney, Pioneer in Social Cognition, Dies

Research Building Burns Down in Woolsey Fire

Scientists Unite to Save “Monkey Island” After Hurricane Maria

Women Surveyed About Sexual Harassment Tell Their Stories

Streakers, Poopers, and Performers: The Wilder Side of Wildlife Cameras

Orca Death Spurs Reevaluation of Satellite Tagging

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Universe 25 Experiment

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Peto’s Paradox: How Gigantic Species Evolved to Beat Cancer

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How Do Embryos Know How Fast to Develop

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Genetic Insights Break Infectious Pathogen Barriers

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Navigating Cold Storage Solutions

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