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Dec 18, 2024, 11:19 am By NULLOn the morning of December 26, 1999, the winter storm "Lothar" swept across Switzerland, knocking…Small habitats, big consequences: Connectivity loss in pond networks threatens microbial biodiversity
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Dec 18, 2024, 11:00 am By NULLScientists at the Francis Crick Institute have generated human stem cell models which, for the first…Animal welfare group says bacterial infection killed Sonia the elephant in Pakistan
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Dec 18, 2024, 9:33 am By NULLIn South Florida, two Caribbean lizard species met for the first time. What followed provided some…
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