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First IVF bison calf joins wild herd
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More energy needed to cope with climate change
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Origin of life: The chicken-and-the-egg problem
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Remote Amazonian cities more vulnerable to climate change
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Spending time in rural and coastal locations is more psychologically beneficial to individuals than time spent in urban green spaces, a new study reports.
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