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What’s hot in science? Research news for the day of Nov. 30, 2021

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The white-footed mouse, Peromyscus leucopus, is the subject of a new study.

Tue, 30 Nov 2021
Physically impaired wild mice survive and thrive

Long-term monitoring calls into question evolutionary biology assumptions

White-footed mice can survive and thrive, even with physical impairments. A new study in Proceedings of the Royal Society B assessed 26 years of monitoring data on wild …

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Giant kelp communities rely on the fast-growing species for food and shelter.

Tue, 30 Nov 2021
Nutritional value of giant kelp decreases as ocean temperatures increase

Underwater communities rely on fast-growing kelp for food and shelter

Giant kelp, or Macrocystis pyrifera, is vital to the temperate, shallow, nearshore waters where it grows. When the kelp flourishes, so do the communities that rely on the fast-growing seaweed for food and shelter.

Giant kelp has proven resilient, so far, to …

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