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All eyes have been on the state's hog farms, while its poultry operations have quietly tripled in number over the past two decades with...
Virtual models provide real knowledge in the grass family
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Eucalyptus trees can be genetically modified not to invade native ecosystems
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Plants get a brace to precisely shed flowers and leaves
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The same few industrial facilities emit majority of toxic pollution year after year
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How fungi helped create life as we know it
Today our world is visually dominated by animals and plants, but this world would not have been possible without fungi, say scientists.
Florida python hunters may have a new tool
Researchers have published a first- of-its-kind study that shows that near-infrared (NIR) spectrum cameras can help python hunters more effectively track down these invasive...
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