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A vole in a green grass field.
Voles Trim Tall Grass to Prevent Attacks
Mongolian rodents join the ranks of earthworms and beavers as known ecosystem engineers.
Voles Trim Tall Grass to Prevent Attacks
Voles Trim Tall Grass to Prevent Attacks

Mongolian rodents join the ranks of earthworms and beavers as known ecosystem engineers.

Mongolian rodents join the ranks of earthworms and beavers as known ecosystem engineers.

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Bubonic Plague Cases Are No Cause for Panic
Chris Baraniuk | Jul 17, 2020 | 3 min read
Reports of the infection—including one death this month—recently shook up social media. But, unlike COVID-19, plague is a disease that countries have more or less got under control.
Image of the Day: Melting Ice
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Warming temperatures threaten reindeer herding and the preservation of cultural artifacts in Mongolia.
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Sukanya Charuchandra | Oct 1, 2018 | 3 min read
Researchers studied 3,000-year-old skeletal remains from Mongolia to understand the origins of veterinary dental practices.
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High-profile cases of poached fossils shine a light on the black market for paleontological specimens—and how scientists and governments are trying to stop it.
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