Topic: Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute
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Rodent thieves explain mystery of tree survival
Thievery by rodents moved an estimated 87 percent of seeds beyond the immediate vicinity of the parent tree, according to a study.
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Bizarre prehistoric giant turtle was almost perfectly round
A huge turtle that lived some 60 million years ago in what is now South America had a circular shell, say paleontologists.
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Titanoboa: How did a snake ever get so big?
Titanoboa: The new Smithsonian exhibit in Grand Central Station displays a replica of the largest snake in history, the 48-foot titanoboa. Why don't huge snakes exist today?
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Outside Cancún climate conference, Caribbean Sea testifies to global warming
2010 was one of the deadliest years on record for coral reefs. The Caribbean Sea just outside the Cancún climate conference offers evidence of global warming's negative effect.
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Newly discovered species of frog already threatened with extinction
A deadly fungus has rolled across Central America, wiping out an estimated 100 species.
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Earth Talk - the future of rain forests
Tropical deforestation rates this decade are higher than during the 1990s, resulting in 135 plant, animal, and insect species being lost every day.
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