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  1. Life

    Lithium mining may be putting some flamingos in Chile at risk

    Climate change and lithium mining are threatening the flooded salt flats that flamingos in Chile depend on, a study suggests.

    By Jake Buehler
  2. Health & Medicine

    School mask mandates in the U.S. reduced coronavirus transmission

    Mandatory masking lowered transmission rates to nearly one-fourth those of schools where masks were optional, data from over 1 million children show.

    By Anna Gibbs
  3. Paleontology

    A new saber-toothed mammal was among the first hypercarnivores

    A 42-million-year-old jawbone with slicing teeth and a gap to fit saberlike teeth is pegged to a new species of the mysterious Machaeroidine group.

    By Sofia Quaglia
  4. Animals

    How to make irresistible traps for Asian giant hornets using sex

    Traps baited with compounds found in the sex pheromone of hornet queens attracted thousands of males in China.