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The ins and outs of sex change in medaka fish
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‘Heat resistant’ coral developed to fight bleaching
A team of scientists has successfully produced in a laboratory setting a coral that is more resistant to increased seawater temperatures.
World can likely capture and store enough carbon dioxide to meet climate targets
The world is currently on track to fulfill scenarios on diverting atmospheric CO2 to underground reservoirs, according to a new study.
Ancient ocean oxygen levels associated with changing atmospheric carbon dioxide
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Chemical recycling makes useful product from waste bioplastic
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Two billion people without proper sanitation at high risk for coronavirus
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In China, quarantine improves air and prevents thousands of premature deaths
A new study finds that China's countrywide ban on traffic mobility from February 10 to March 14, 2020 greatly limited automobile emissions and sharply...
Untangling a key step in photosynthetic oxygen production
Researchers zeroed in on a key step of photosynthetic oxygen production. What they learned brings them one step closer to obtaining a complete picture...
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