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From asteroids the size of football stadiums to nuclear war and man-made pandemics, it can seem as if humankind is in ...

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Models suggest that meeting climate targets will be virtually impossible without steep emissions cuts paired with a huge ...

Experiments in mice show that some gut bacteria can absorb toxic PFAS chemicals, allowing animals to expel them through feces.

By looking at the microbial communities that live on corals, our research uncovered a crucial role that fishes play in protecting coral reefs. We also discovered that these fishes together with clean ...

Harmful algae blooms have been rapidly producing in a place previously too cold to host the toxin: the Arctic.

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Climate change is silently sapping the nutrients from our food. A pioneering study finds that rising CO2 and higher ...