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LifeWhen feminine beauty thrives on competition
Gorgeous plumage for both starling sexes comes from rivalry in co-op nests
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AnthropologyAncient Maya king shows his foreign roots
Copán’s first king may have been part of a colonial expansion by another, distant Maya kingdom.
By Bruce Bower -
EarthThe big spill: Flood could have filled Mediterranean in less than two years
Discovery of a distinctive channel and new calculations of possible water movement suggest a fast and furious flow formed the sea.
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HumansAnother livestock drug endangers vultures
After one veterinary NSAID almost wiped out vultures in South Asia, one of the possible replacements turns out to be toxic too.