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‘Pompeii of prehistoric plants’ unlocks evolutionary secret
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More milkweeds located throughout the landscape can help conserve monarchs
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The holm oak transcriptome is rebuilt, a key step towards understanding its biology
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Plants use a single communication route when developing new chloroplasts
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Research altered the scientific understanding of the transmission routes of fungal viruses by revealing...
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Variable venom: Why are some snakes deadlier than others?
By comparing records of venom potency and quantity for over 100 venomous snake species, researchers have discovered that the potency of a snake's venom...
New light shed on demise of two extinct New Zealand songbirds
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