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Methane hydrate dissociation off Spitsbergen not caused by climate change
For years, methane emissions from the seabed have been observed in the Arctic Ocean off Spitsbergen. The assumption that the warming of seawater by...
Agricultural fungicide attracts honey bees
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Many Midwestern retailers sell mislabeled invasive vines
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DNA evidence used to protect the rhinoceros from extinction
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Pan-European sampling campaign sheds light on the massive diversity of freshwater plankton
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How gardeners can dig for health, not injury
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Yeast may be the solution to toxic waste clean-up
About 46,000 nuclear weapons were produced during the Cold War era, leading to tremendous volumes of acidic radioactive liquid waste seeping into the environment....
Chemists discover plausible recipe for early life on Earth
Chemists find key chemical reactions that support life today could have been carried out with ingredients likely present on the planet four billion years...
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