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Waterwheels, a carnivorous aquatic plant, in Big Pond near New York's Catskill Mountains. Brittainy Newman/The New York Times This Carnivorous Plant Invaded New York. That May Be Its Only Hope. By MARION RENAULT The waterwheel lives a double life: facing extinction in its native habitat even as it creeps into places where it doesn't belong.

The New York Times Finding Amelia Earhart's Plane Seemed Impossible. Then Came a Startling Clue. By JULIE COHN Robert Ballard has found the Titanic and other famous shipwrecks. This month his crew started trying to solve one of the 20th century's greatest mysteries. G. Ossendorf In the Ethiopian Mountains, Ancient Humans Were Living the High Life By CARL ZIMMER Humans may have inhabited sites at high elevations far earlier than once believed, a new study suggests. Brandon Thibodeaux for The New York Times Trump Administration Weakens Protections for Endangered Species By LISA FRIEDMAN The Trump administration announced far-reaching revisions to the Endangered Species Act, which was first enacted in 1973. • Trump Administration Reauthorizes Use of 'Cyanide Bombs' to Kill Wild Animals Baz Ratner/Reuters A Cure for Ebola? Two New Treatments Prove Highly Effective in Congo By DONALD G. MCNEIL JR. The therapies saved roughly 90 percent of the patients who were newly infected, a turning point in the decades-long fight against the virus.

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Maximilian Blackley Ancient Egyptian Yeast Is This Bread's Secret Ingredient By JACEY FORTIN A self-professed "bread nerd" extracted yeast from 4,000-year-old artifacts to make a loaf of sourdough. "The aroma and flavor are incredible," he said. Carl Court/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images Why Mathematicians Hate That Viral Equation By KENNETH CHANG It's formatted to confuse people, and there are no interesting underlying concepts. Kevin Coombs/Reuters Want to Stop Gulls From Stealing Your Food? Stare Them Down, Study Says By ILIANA MAGRA New research in Britain suggests that gulls take behavioral cues from people when foraging in urban environments. G. M. Farley, M. J. Wise, J. S. Harrison, G.P. Sutton, C. Kuo, and S.N. Patek, 2019, Journal of Experimental Biology Legless, Leaping Larvae By JAMES GORMAN Gall midge maggots have some surprising tricks that help them launch themselves into smile-inspiring jumps. Andrew Yates/Agence France-Presse — Getty Images Genome Study Reveals Clues to Komodo Dragon's Unique Abilities By VERONIQUE GREENWOOD A new study reveals evidence of a large number of mutations in important Komodo genes. • Here There Be Dragons. But Can They Survive an Invasion of Tourists? Asanka Brendon Ratnayake for The New York Times To Save Tiny Penguins, This Suburb Was Wiped Off the Map By BESHA RODELL An Australian state restored a habitat for the world's smallest penguins by removing every home from a coastal development.

Watch This Plant Shoot Its Seeds Like Spiraling Footballs By KENNETH CHANG How Sharks Glow to Each Other Deep in the Ocean By JOANNA KLEIN Witnessing the Birth of a Crater Lake Where Lava Just Flowed By ROBIN GEORGE ANDREWS These Giant Parrots Once Roamed New Zealand By CARA GIAIMO

Climate Change Sean Gallup/Getty Images Earth's Food Supply Is Under Threat. These Fixes Would Go a Long Way. By SOMINI SENGUPTA The food production system accounts for up to a third of greenhouse gas emissions. But if agriculture is done right, experts say, it can actually be a climate change solution. Johnny Milano for The New York Times A More Active Hurricane Season Could Lie Ahead, Scientists Warn By JOHN SCHWARTZ A revised prediction from federal forecasters sees the potential for as many as 17 named storms this hurricane season, four of which may be major. Summer in the City Is Hot, but Some Neighborhoods Suffer More By NADJA POPOVICH AND CHRISTOPHER FLAVELLE New research shows that summer temperatures can vary as much as 20 degrees across different parts of a city, with poor and minority neighborhoods often bearing the brunt. Suzie Howell for The New York Times What Worries Iceland? A World Without Ice. It Is Preparing. By LIZ ALDERMAN As rising temperatures drastically reshape Iceland's landscape, businesses and the government are spending millions for survival and profit.

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Health Gracia Lam Personal Health Is Your Sleep Cycle Out of Sync? It May Be Genetic By JANE E. BRODY Sleep patterns often run in families, and researchers have been identifying genes that influence them. Ivan Pierre Aguirre for The New York Times Surgeons Labored to Save the Wounded in El Paso Mass Shooting By GINA KOLATA The bullets ripped through one woman, shredding her intestines and leaving holes the size of a man's fist in her side. But surgeons had to work fast, clearing the operating room to make way for other victims. Edwin J. Torres for The New York Times The Impact of Racism on Children's Health By PERRI KLASS, M.D. A new statement from the American Academy of Pediatrics looks at the effects of racism on children's development, starting in the womb. Getty Images Exercise During Pregnancy May Have Lasting Benefits for Babies By GRETCHEN REYNOLDS Babies whose mothers had exercised tended to perform better on tests of motor skills. Daye Kim Do Older People Have a Different Smell? By ANN BAUER Even scientists who study scent are divided. Erik Eiser/A Walk on Water Catching Waves for Well-Being By AMITHA KALAICHANDRAN Surf therapy programs often focus on children with autism or anxiety, or groups like veterans or cancer survivors.

Novartis C.E.O. Defends Company's Decision to Withhold False Data From the F.D.A. By KATIE THOMAS In Echo of Flint Lead Crisis, Newark Offers Bottled Water By EMMA G. FITZSIMMONS

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