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We summarize the week's scientific breakthroughs every Thursday.

  1. Animals

    It’s not just his croak

    Male tree frogs with redder vocal sacs prove more popular with females, even at night.

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  2. Animals

    Dogs show a fetching communication savvy

    In a sign of understanding that one object can be used to represent another, border collies fetch toys after being shown replicas or, in some cases, photos of those toys.

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  3. Ecosystems

    U.S. bird populations in decline, report says

    Secretary of the Interior Ken Salazar releases a review of U.S. bird populations.

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  4. Plants

    Plants reveal pollen-luring secrets

    Scientists finally pin down the proteins one plant uses to lure pollen tubes to its plant ovaries.

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  5. Paleontology

    Dino feathers may have had earlier origin than thought

    Researchers report that newly described dinosaur fossils suggest an ancient origin of feathers.

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  6. Ecosystems

    Too much intermingling puts native trout in trouble

    Even a small amount of hybridizing may cause problems for the native westslope cutthroat trout.

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  7. Earth

    North America’s smallest dino predator

    A new fossil analysis uncovers what may have been North America’s tiniest dino predator.

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  8. Health & Medicine

    MicroRNAs provide telltale signature of organ rejection

    Levels of microRNAs in the blood and tissue distinguish rejected transplants from healthy tissue.

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  9. Animals

    Urban Ants of North America and Europe: Identification, Biology and Management by John Klotz, Michael Rust, Reiner Pospischil and Laurel Hansen

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  10. Life

    Live Wires

    Cells reach out and touch each other with tunneling nanotubes.

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  11. Life

    Vive la cycles

    Researchers have identified a missing gear in the clock that helps plants tell night from day.

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  12. Tech

    Whiz Kids: The Movie

    New independent film showcases the arduous path by which extraodinary high school researchers reach the Science Talent Search competition in Washington, D.C.

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