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In the Pacific Northwest and British Columbia, southern resident orcas have experienced no net population growth since the 1970s, with just 73 left at...
Standard model of electroporation refuted
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Deconstructing tough, woody lignin
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Diverse approach key to carbon removal
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The world’s atmospheric rivers now have an intensity ranking like hurricanes
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Scientists call for global push to eliminate space junk
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Island-inhabiting giants, dwarfs more vulnerable to extinction
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Underused satellite, radar data may improve thunderstorm forecasts
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Arctic river channels changing due to climate change
A team of international researchers have found that the rivers in Arctic Canada and Alaska are not behaving as expected in response to the...
Life in the smoke of underwater volcanoes
Disconnected from the energy of the sun, the permanently ice-covered Arctic deep sea receives miniscule amounts of organic matter that sustains life. Bacteria which...
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