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Rare lichen unique to Florida discovered in museum collection, may be extinct

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Asian butterfly populations show different mimicry patterns, thanks to genetic 'switch'

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Toxic tiger rattlesnake venom advances genetic science techniques

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Researchers turn coal powder into graphite in microwave oven

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Prepare for next pandemic by preserving animal specimens in natural history collections, scientists say

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Chemists invent shape-shifting nanomaterial

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New analysis highlights importance of groundwater discharge into oceans

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Could we harness energy from black holes?

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Organic matter, bacteria doom sea stars to oxygen depletion

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Tiny wireless device might help in combating obesity

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Desalination breakthrough could lead to cheaper water filtration

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Glimpse of a blazar in the early universe

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Reawakened geyser does not foretell Yellowstone volcanic eruptions

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Geoscientists develop new approach to understanding massive volcanic eruptions

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Will warming bring a change in the winds? Dust from the deep sea provides a clue

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Genetic material packaged inside cells is more solid than liquid

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Leaf fossils show severe end-Cretaceous plant extinction in Patagonia

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How to identify heat-stressed corals

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Managing salt pollution to protect drinking water resources and freshwater ecosystems

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Colorado mountains bouncing back from acid rain effects

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Researchers solve a Colorado River mystery

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Drones over the Amazon

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Deep-sea volcanoes: Windows into the subsurface

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Mummified baboons reveal likely location of fabled land of Punt, far reach of early Egyptian mariners

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New study redefines understanding of where icebergs leave meltwater in the Southern Ocean

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Warm oceans helped first human migration from Asia to North America

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Remote Hawaiian island harbors last land snails of their kind

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Applying compost to landfills could have environmental benefits

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Sensor can detect scarred or fatty liver tissue

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Coral recovery during a prolonged heatwave offers new hope

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