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  1. Animals

    Feral dogs take a bite out of Andean wildlife

    A survey of a remote park in Ecuador finds feral dogs are a problem for many species of native mammals.

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  2. Climate

    Readers share climate change concerns

    Readers respond to the April 16, 2016, issue of Science News with thoughts on climate change, prairie dogs and more.

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  3. Life

    Fido and Fluffy could unleash drug-resistant microbes

    After discovering resistant microbes in pets, scientists worry about the role of companion animals in the spread of resistant urinary infections.

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  4. Life

    Science explains what makes dogs such sloppy drinkers

    There’s hidden precision in the splashy mess of a dog drinking.

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  5. Life

    New species of bacteria found to cause Lyme disease

    Camping? Don’t forget the bug spray. Lyme disease covers new ground.

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  6. Archaeology

    How Asian nomadic herders built new Bronze Age cultures

    Ancient steppe herders traveled into Europe and Asia, leaving their molecular mark and building Bronze Age cultures.

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  7. Life

    Hybrids reveal the barriers to successful mating between species

    Scientists don’t understand the process of speciation, but hybrids can reveal the genes that keep species apart.

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  8. Archaeology

    How the house mouse tamed itself

    When people began to settle down, animals followed. Some made successful auditions as our domesticated species. Others — like mice — became our vermin, a new study shows.

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  9. Animals

    Year in review: New dates, place proposed for dogs’ beginnings

    This year’s dog research suggested older origins and a new location of domestication for man's best friend.

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  10. Animals

    Dogs flub problem-solving test

    Confronting a tough task, dogs are more likely than wolves to give up and gaze at a human

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  11. Animals

    Puff adders appear ‘invisible’ to noses

    The snakey scent of puff adders proves difficult for even sensitive animal noses to detect.

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  12. Health & Medicine

    Birth control research is moving beyond the pill

    After decades of research, reproductive biologists are on the verge of developing new birth control options that stop sperm from maturing or save a woman's eggs for later.

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