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Jan 22, 2024, 8:00 am By NULLOn her way home from work on a recent wintry night, Kathy Keane ran into a group of people quietly…Electric utilities push back on proposal to remove Eklutna River hydropower dam
Jan 22, 2024, 7:40 am By NULLThe Alaska Native village of Eklutna and Anchorage Assembly leaders are calling for the removal of…Bloom and bust: New study details exactly how terrible algae is for Florida's economy
Jan 22, 2024, 7:20 am By NULLAlgal blooms can mean toxic fumes, green muck, nasty stench, and death for seagrass and marine…Colorado secures next wolf supply source from tribes in another Pacific Northwest state
Jan 22, 2024, 7:13 am By NULLNative American tribes in eastern Washington will supply up to 15 wolves to Colorado next winter…Scientists make COVID receptor protein in mouse cells
Jan 22, 2024, 5:22 am By NULLA team of scientists at the U.S. Department of Energy's (DOE) Brookhaven National Laboratory and…'The Meg' shark was actually quite thin, scientists say
Jan 22, 2024, 4:51 am By NULLThe prehistoric megalodon is known as one of the most fearsome creatures the world has ever known, a…The Megalodon was more slender than depicted in movies, study shows
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Jan 19, 2024, 2:20 pm By NULLThe sub-zero temperatures have a detrimental effect on crops that were prevented from being…Novel methodology projects growth of native trees, enhancing return on investment in forest restoration
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Jan 19, 2024, 2:00 pm By NULLScientists working on biological design should focus on the idiosyncrasies of biological systems…Machine learning models teach each other to identify molecular properties
Jan 19, 2024, 1:27 pm By NULLBiomedical engineers at Duke University have developed a new method to improve the effectiveness of…Humans can get their pets sick: Reverse zoonoses more common than once thought
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Jan 19, 2024, 12:50 pm By NULLBluegill, recognized as aggressive invaders causing significant harm to native species, have been…Study finds chemodiversity of soil-dissolved organic matter altered by microplastics
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Jan 19, 2024, 12:29 pm By NULLSouth Africa's government conservation organizations have experienced substantial budget cuts. Even…
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