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HOPE FOR NEW DRUGS ARISES FROM THE SEA
Compounds that marine creatures make to defend themselves could yield lifesaving medicines.
A CANCER-QUASHING MICROBE EMERGES FROM THE DEEP
In 1989, scientists discovered a new species of marine bacteria from the Bahamas. Today, that bacteria is killing brain cancer in a Phase-3 clinical trial.
IN THE FACE OF CLIMATE CHANGE, THESE SEA LIONS ARE GETTING SMART
Climate change has forced these Galápagos sea lions to turn to a new food source.
THE UNSUNG REEF
Australia's corals may get all the headlines, but the country's kelp-dominated temperate reefs are at least as important and imperiled. Now they’re finally getting the restoration focus they deserve.
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BOBCATS PERSEVERE DESPITE HUNTING PRESSURE
In the face of hunting pressure and loss of habitat, bobcats prove themselves resilient — and aren’t above raising their young in rural backyards.
SPIRIT OF THE SAHARA
For the residents of the world’s most iconic desert, including fennec foxes, it will take grit and perseverance to weather a growing suite of threats. Fortunately, those are two traits the desert dwellers have in abundance.
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