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Monkeys in Puerto Rico Got Nicer After Hurricane Maria

Macaques, reeling from a hurricane, learned by necessity to get along, a study found. It’s one of the first to suggest that animals can adapt to environmental upheaval with social changes.

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Rhesus macaques on Cayo Santiago, P.R., in October 2017, just weeks after Hurricane Maria swept through.

Baobab Trees Had a Strange Evolutionary Journey

New research shows the β€œupside-down trees” originated in Madagascar and then caught a ride on ocean currents to reach mainland Africa and Australia.

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The β€œAvenue of the Baobabs,” a natural reserve of Grandidier’s baobabs near Morondava, Madagascar.
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