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The Sonoran Desert toad.

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Low-frequency noise is pervasive. Does that matter?

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The threatened Chiricahua leopard frog, in Sycamore Canyon, Arizona. The species can be difficult to spot in the murky, often deep, water holes that they inhabit.

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Top: Beans at the CIAT gene bank in Colombia, which has just sent its latest consignments of seeds for conservation at the Global Seed Vault in Svalbard, Norway.

In the face of extreme weather, scientists look to adapt crops In the face of extreme weather, scientists look to adapt crops

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Farmers and scientists unite to save the home of an endangered salamander

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A DACA supporter holds up a sign saying, "Our dreamers are the future of our nation"

Dreamers have been leading America’s pandemic response, despite their own shaky future Dreamers have been leading America’s pandemic response, despite their own shaky future

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The facade of the Movimiento Juventud 2000 migrant shelter.

Migrants don’t carry more viruses than anyone else Migrants don’t carry more viruses than anyone else

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