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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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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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Drones over the Amazon

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Immune and circulatory systems are integrated in insects

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Once-in-a-lifetime floods to become regular occurrences by end of century

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'Cold spots,' not hotspots, key to rapid biodiversification

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New study takes comprehensive look at marine pollution and human health

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Tomato's wild ancestor is a genomic reservoir for plant breeders

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Aggressive algae threaten health of Caribbean corals

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Tire-related chemical is largely responsible for adult coho salmon deaths in urban streams

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In fire-prone West, plants need their pollinators, and vice versa

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Farms, tables and revealing the vast impacts between and beyond

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Fossils support new hypothesis for origin of hoofed mammals

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Geoscientists discover ancestral Puebloans survived on ice melt in New Mexico lava tubes

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Noise and light pollution affect breeding habits in birds

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New prediction algorithm identifies previously undetected cancer driver genes

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Soil carbon changes in transition areas suggest Amazon conservation outlook

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Earliest example of a rapid-fire tongue found in 'weird and wonderful' extinct amphibians

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Heavy rainfall drives one-third of nitrogen runoff, according to new study

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Silk Road contains genomic resources for improving apples

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Genomic data 'catch corals in the act' of speciation and adaptation

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Most migratory birds rely on a greening world

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Species lost deep in the Amazon rainforest

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Declines in shellfish species on rocky seashores match climate-driven changes

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Scientists show jet lag impairs immune response in mice

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Dueling proteins give shape to plants

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Seagrasses restored to Virginia bays are flourishing

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