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Melting ice is forcing polar bears to swim more; the cost is high
Todd Hollingshead
By Todd Hollingshead
July 11, 2019 07:27 AM
New research by BYU biologist Blaine Griffen finds the increase in swimming could permanently affect polar bear populations, leading to smaller bears, reduced reproduction rates and even increased risk of death for the bears.

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Anne Thomas
Newly minted Gates Scholar is 5th BYU student to receive rare honor
Todd Hollingshead
By Todd Hollingshead
July 11, 2019 07:25 AM
Anne Thomas is only the fifth BYU student to earn the all-expenses-paid fellowship since Bill and Melinda Gates started the Gates Cambridge Scholarship program in 2000.

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Biology Department Hosts Reconcile Evolution Conference
July 29, 2019 09:18 AM
The theory of creation-evolutionism is a hard topic to grasp for some who are religious because of its seeming threat to their faith.
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Rheumatic Relief Tina Measures Boy's Heartbeat
Rheumatic Relief Program
BYU's Rheumatic Relief program was recently the subject of a collaboration between BYU News and BYU Photo.
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