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Shifting tundra vegetation means change for arctic animals (Image 5)

06/08/2018 01:00 AM EDT

Warmer June temperatures are driving shifts in the tundra vegetation in northern Alaska, with potential negative repercussions for wildlife like caribou. [Image 5 of 6 related images. See Image 6.] More about this image For nearly two ...

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Virtual predator behaves like living counterpart (Image 1)

06/11/2018 01:00 AM EDT

"Cyberslug" makes a cost-benefit calculation whenever it encounters potential prey. [Image 1 of 2 related images. See Image 2.] More about this image Researchers at the University of Illinois have built an artificially intelligent ...

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Shifting tundra vegetation means change for arctic animals (Image 2)

06/08/2018 01:00 AM EDT

Caribou face an uncertain future as warmer June temperatures drive shifts in tundra vegetation in northern Alaska, causing dramatic changes in arctic tundra habitat. [Image 2 of 6 related images. See Image 3.] More about this image For ...

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Shifting tundra vegetation means change for arctic animals (Image 3)

06/08/2018 01:00 AM EDT

Caribou face an uncertain future as warmer June temperatures drive shifts in tundra vegetation in northern Alaska, causing dramatic changes in arctic tundra habitat. [Image 3 of 6 related images. See Image 4.] More about this image For ...

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Shifting tundra vegetation means change for arctic animals (Image 1)

06/08/2018 01:00 AM EDT

Microscopic imaging reveals the pattern of annual rings in shrub stems, which researchers used to determine that shrub growth is controlled by temperatures in June, the first month of the brief arctic growing season. [Image 1 of 6 related images. See

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Shifting tundra vegetation means change for arctic animals (Image 6)

06/08/2018 01:00 AM EDT

Warmer June temperatures are driving shifts in the tundra vegetation in northern Alaska, with potential negative repercussions for wildlife like caribou. [Image 6 of 6 related images. Back to Image 1.] More about this image For nearly ...

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Shifting tundra vegetation means change for arctic animals (Image 4)

06/08/2018 01:00 AM EDT

Researchers have discovered that warmer June temperatures are driving shifts in the tundra vegetation in northern Alaska, with potential negative repercussions for wildlife like caribou. [Image 4 of 6 related images. See Image 5.] More about ...

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Virtual predator behaves like living counterpart (Image 2)

06/11/2018 01:00 AM EDT

"Cyberslug," depicted in this cartoon as a cyborg, is an artificially intelligent creature. [Image 2 of 2 related images. Back to Image 1.] More about this image Researchers at the University of Illinois have built an artificially ...

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'Cambion'

06/11/2018 01:00 AM EDT

"Cambion," by Jaya G. Yodh, IGB Core Facilities. DNA Shape. The strong lines in this image echo the sinuous shape of a single strand of DNA. Imaging such a small structure -- 40,000 times narrower than a single human hair -- requires a very specialized instrument. This image was created as an ...

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'Seedling of Thought'

06/11/2018 01:00 AM EDT

"Seedling of Thought," by Rajashekar Iyer, Martha Gillette Laboratory. Part of the Art of Science program at the Carl R. Woese Institute for Genomic Biology at the University of Illinois (U of I), this delicate structure is a single brain cell (neuron) from a region of the brain called the ...

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