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The microbial life of sourdough

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Tree rings and Iceland's Laki volcano eruption: A closer look at climate

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How 'Iron Man' bacteria could help protect the environment

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By the late 21st century, the number of people suffering extreme droughts will double

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Shark teeth offer clues to ancient climate change

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Geoscientists reconstruct 6.5 million years of sea level in the Western Mediterranean

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Model analyzes how viruses escape the immune system

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Big differences in how coral reef fish larvae are dispersed

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Unsure how to help insect declines? Scientists suggest some ways

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Researchers speed up analysis of Arctic ice and snow data through artificial intelligence

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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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