Carina Storrs is a freelance writer in New York City. The Pulitzer Center on Crisis Reporting provided travel support for this story, which originally appeared in Nature.
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Rare Frog Species Bear the Brunt of Chytrid, a Deadly Fungal Disease
Hope for frog conservation got bleaker with a recent study showing that fungus-associated extinction is reducing amphibian biodiversity in Central America
When the Economy Is in the Red, Are People Really in the Pink?
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Is Life Expectancy Reduced by a Traumatic Childhood?
A 10-year study finds that people who experienced adverse childhood events also lose years off their lives
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Is Bad Judgment the Cause and Effect of Adolescent Binge Drinking?
A new study in rats suggests that alcohol abuse in adolescents could lead to impaired decision-making in adulthood
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Glow Away: NASA Lights Up the East Coast Sky with a Noctilucent Cloud
Physicists launch rocket to create the first faux "night-shining" cloud on the cusp of space
Researchers Home In on an Early Diagnostic Marker for Deadly Pancreatic Cancer
Scientists are looking at microRNAs for early detection of the notoriously silent cancer that usually becomes symptomatic after it is too late for treatment
Bacterial casualties: U.S. soldiers in Iraq continue to battle drug-resistant bacteria
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