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Antibiotic-Resistant Bacteria Were in Hedgehogs a Century Before We Used Antibiotics
Study suggests the dangerous antibiotic-resistant bacteria known as MRSA first…
China’s Surprisingly Robust System of Marine Protection
China is not slouching on its marine protection efforts—domestically, at…
Study: Fish can recover from mercury pollution faster than thought
Mercury pollution remains a problem in many parts of the…
Replication failures cast doubt on some cancer studies
A decade-long project that attempted to replicate experiments from several…
Scientists Are Running Out of Salmon to Study
With west coast salmon populations withering, these researchers are heading…
Lakes freezing later in winter leads to less algae in the spring
A unique experiment in a Canadian lake has found that…
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