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Pollution exposure associated with multimorbidity risk
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‘Safety in numbers’ tactic keeps Pacific salmon safe from predators
A new study that leverages historical data has found unique support for a 'safety in numbers' strategy, where Pacific salmon living in larger groups...
Shrimps and worms among first animals to recover after largest mass extinction
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Enzyme of bacterial origin promoted the evolution of longhorned beetles
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Changes in oceanographic fronts affect the gene flow among marine crab populations
In the Mediterranean and the Atlantic, the intensity and location of the oceanographic fronts that limit the gene connectivity among populations of marine crabs...
Music is key to converting consumers’ good intentions to actual purchases in ethical and...
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Thawing permafrost is shaping the global climate
How is climate change affecting the permanently frozen soils of the Arctic? What will the consequences be for the global climate, human beings, and...
Iceland volcano eruption opens a rare window into the Earth beneath our feet
The recent Fagradalsfjall eruption in the southwest of Iceland has enthralled the whole world, including nature lovers and scientists alike. The eruption was especially...
Monitoring COVID-19: Could medicine found in wastewater provide an early warning?
Research on wastewater finds that a large spike in acetaminophen preceded a spike in viral RNA during one COVID-19 wave in Western New York.
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