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We summarize the week's science breakthroughs every Thursday.

  1. Health & Medicine

    6 things to know about antidepressants

    An abundance of data show that SSRIs, a class of drugs commonly used as antidepressants, are effective, though, like any drug, they have risks.

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  2. Climate

    Some trees are coping with extreme heat surprisingly well

    Rising temperatures could reduce trees' ability to photosynthesize. Scientists are trying to figure out just how close we are to that point.

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  3. Health & Medicine

    Brain implants don’t change a person’s sense of self. Hear why

    In the fifth episode of The Deep End, volunteers describe what it’s like to live with the stigma of depression and the treatments they seek for it.

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  4. Animals

    Dolphins and humans team up to catch fish in Brazil

    In Brazil, where humans and dolphins fish in tandem, cooperation both within and between species is essential for the longstanding tradition.

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  5. Animals

    Some sea turtles are laying eggs earlier in response to climate change

    A 1-degree-Celsius change in water temperature prompts sea turtles in Northern Cyprus to lay eggs nearly a week earlier on average.

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  6. Animals

    How a Labrador retriever’s genes might affect the dog’s obesity risk

    Understanding the genetics of Labrador retriever obesity may help dog owners mitigate their best friend’s weight gain.

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  7. Climate

    Warming is chasing cloud forests steadily uphill

    Cloud forests are biodiversity hot spots and crucial water sources. But climate change and deforestation are shrinking their range, new data show.

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  8. Animals

    Crickets and flies face off in a quiet evolutionary battle

    Male crickets in Hawaii softened their chirps once parasitic flies started hunting them. Now, it seems, the flies are homing in on the new tunes.

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  9. Health & Medicine

    These scientists have a plan to demystify the vaginal microbiome

    Vaginal microbes play a huge role in overall health, but researchers know relatively little about them. Citizen science could help change that.

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  10. Genetics

    A child who got CAR-T cancer therapy is still disease-free 18 years later

    The long-term survival of a patient with neuroblastoma suggests the personalized cancer treatment may work for solid tumors, not just blood cancers.

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  11. Tech

    Robots are gaining new capabilities thanks to plants and fungi

    Biohybrid robots made with plant and fungal tissue are more sensitive to their surroundings.

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  12. Space

    The International Space Station lacks microbial diversity. Is it too clean?

    Hundreds of surface swabs reveal the station lacks microbial diversity, an imbalance that has been linked to health issues in other settings.

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