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  1. Animals

    Fever’s link with a key kind of immunity is surprisingly ancient

    When sick, Nile tilapia seek warmer water. That behavioral fever triggers a specialized immune response, hinting the connection evolved long ago.

    By McKenzie Prillaman
  2. Earth

    Another danger looms after the LA fires: Devastating debris flows

    As wildfires burn the landscape, they prime slopes for debris flows: powerful torrents of rock, mud and water that sweep downhill with deadly momentum.

    By Nikk Ogasa
  3. Animals

    Mole or marsupial? This subterranean critter with a backward pouch is both

    Genetic analyses have solved the riddle of where a marsupial mole fits on the tree of life: It’s a cousin to bilbies, bandicoots and Tasmanian devils.