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  1. Animals

    Greenland sled dog DNA is a window into the Arctic’s archaeological past

    A genomic analysis of Greenland’s Qimmeq dogs suggest they and their human partners arrived on the island centuries earlier than previously thought.

    By Jake Buehler
  2. Climate

    Trees can’t get up and walk away, but forests can

    In fantasy worlds, trees like the Lord of the Rings’ Ents are agile and mobile. In the real world, they’re slow.

    By Sophie Hartley
  3. Animals

    As bird flu evolves, keeping it out of farm flocks is getting harder

    New versions of the H5N1 virus are increasingly adept at spreading. Suggestions to either let it rip in poultry or vaccinate the birds could backfire.