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The broken-wing display, in which birds fake being wounded to protect their nests from predators, is found across the avian phylogenetic tree, a study finds.

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Voles Trim Tall Grass to Prevent Attacks

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Pandemic Lockdown Eases Mountain Lions’ Fear of Urban Areas

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Few Car Crashes with Deer in Wisconsin, Perhaps Thanks to Wolves

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Spider’s Orange Colors Both Lure Prey and Frighten Predators

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Butterflies Weaponize Milkweed Toxins

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Biomedical Informatician Atul Butte Dies at 55

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Universe 25 Experiment

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A Gut Pathogen’s Unexpected Weapon Against Amyloid Diseases

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An AI-Powered Scientist Proposes a Treatment for Blindness

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Taking Control of Cellular Contamination with PCR Testing

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Electronic Records in Cell Culture Management

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Nergal Networks: Where Friendship Meets Infection

A citizen science game explores how social choices and networks can influence how an illness moves through a population.

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Unraveling Complex Biology with Five-Dimensional Multiomics

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Resurrecting Plant Defense Mechanisms to Avoid Crop Pathogens

Resurrecting Plant Defense Mechanisms to Avoid Crop Pathogens

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