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How to find the next pandemic virus before it finds us
Wild animals carry viruses that can sicken people. Monitoring those viral hosts that pose the greatest risk might help prevent a new pandemic.
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Use mathematical representations to support explanations of how natural selection may lead to increases and decreases of specific traits in populations over time.
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FossilsSmall T. rex ‘cousins’ may actually have been growing teens
Dinosaurs once thought to be mini cousins of Tyrannosaurus rex may have been merely adolescent members of the famous species, a new study suggests.
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EnvironmentAustralian fires have imperiled up to 100 species
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