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Apr 10, 2025, 11:59 am By NULLThe Fulani people are Africa's largest pastoralist group. There are between 25 million and 40 …Mechanical compression induces multicellular organization in archaea
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Apr 10, 2025, 11:44 am By NULLA detailed look at the preferred food and shelter of muskrats provided through a new University of…In Croatia's freshwater lakes, 'selfish' bacteria hoard nutrients
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Apr 10, 2025, 10:30 am By NULLFrom dire wolves to woolly mammoths, the idea of resurrecting extinct species has captured the…Highly endangered sunflower star finds refuge in Canadian fjords
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Apr 10, 2025, 10:29 am By NULLScientists writing a policy forum article in the CABI One Health journal say the "plant world" needs…Healthy forests require combined deer and invasive shrub control
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Apr 10, 2025, 10:22 am By NULLUsing a novel method that gives a readout of which proteins are in specific locations within cells,…Caspian Sea's rapid decline threatens endangered seals, coastal communities and industry, study warns
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Apr 10, 2025, 9:45 am By NULLA research group led by Nagoya University in Japan has discovered a new tissue in plants that is…
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