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  1. Animals

    Hotter cities? Here come the rats

    Well, rats. A study of 16 cities shows that higher ambient temperatures and loss of green space are associated with increasing rodent complaints.

    By Bethany Brookshire
  2. Science & Society

    Do science dioramas still have a place in today’s museums?

    Science dioramas of yesteryear can highlight the biases of the time. Exhibit experts are reimagining, annotating — and sometimes mothballing — the scenes.

    By Amber Dance
  3. Earth

    Ancient rocks reveal when rivers began pouring nutrients into the sea

    Rivers began pumping weathered material into the sea about a billion years after Earth formed, suggesting continents may have gotten an early start.

    By Lucas Van Wyk Joel
  4. Animals

    Wild baboons don’t recognize themselves in a mirror

    In a lab test, chimps and orangutans can recognize their own reflection.