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Movement of early humans into the Indian subcontinent

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How plankton and bacteria shape ocean spray

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Carbon-pricing, done right, can create clean-energy jobs.

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New lyme disease forecast map targets rising tide of ticks

New research offers veterinarians a forecasting map that tells them which parts of the country are most at risk of Lyme disease infections in...

Distance at which supernova would spark mass extinctions on Earth

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Methane rule endures, leaving New Mexico opinions divided.

In voting not to repeal an Obama-era rule aimed at reducing methane emissions from oil and gas production on federal lands, the U.S. Senate...

More errors identified in contrarian climate scientists' temperature estimates.

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