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Holey homemakers

A young researcher studies the red-headed woodpecker, a bird that has long captivated her—and for good reason.

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Casting a critical eye on tear gas

Five neuroscience graduate students question why tear gas is so readily deployed against domestic protesters when the Geneva Protocol bans its use in war.