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Animals

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Rats prefer to help their own kind. Humans may be...

July 13, 2021
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How antibiotic-filled poop helps ‘bessbug’...

May 26, 2021
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Voting starts Monday to name Berkeley’s...

May 17, 2021
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Glass frogs living near roaring waterfalls wave...

January 14, 2021
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New study reveals how fences hinder migratory...

January 12, 2021
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November 19, 2020
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June 8, 2020
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June 1, 2020
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May 22, 2020
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May 19, 2020
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May 15, 2020
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April 16, 2020
Annie the falcon laid her fourth egg before the morning of Thursday, March 19.

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March 19, 2020
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February 18, 2020
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