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NOAA discovers a new, beautifully weird sea creature
Gorgeous simplicity characterizes the comb jelly recently discovered by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Fisheries.The small denizen
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The End of Being
Abrupt climate change and ecosystem collapse are leading to plagues, famine, and tyranny and ultimately biosphere collapse and the end of being The
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A Chinese plant has evolved to hide from humans
A plant coveted in China for its medicinal properties has developed camouflage that makes it less likely to be spotted and pulled up from the
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A Chinese plant has evolved to hide from humans
A plant coveted in China for its medicinal properties has developed camouflage that makes it less likely to be spotted and pulled up from the
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Here’s a map of Mars with as much water as Earth
Sci-fi visions of Mars have changed over time, in step with humanity's own obsessions.Once the source of alien invaders, the Red Planet is now
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Here’s a map of Mars with as much water as Earth
Sci-fi visions of Mars have changed over time, in step with humanity's own obsessions.Once the source of alien invaders, the Red Planet is now
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Scientists Found Creatures So Inactive They Expanded Our Idea of Life Itself
The phrase “low energy” is normally used as a pejorative meant to imply lethargy or sloth. But for the mysterious lifeforms that lurk deep under
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Scientists Found Creatures So Inactive They Expanded Our Idea of Life Itself
The phrase “low energy” is normally used as a pejorative meant to imply lethargy or sloth. But for the mysterious lifeforms that lurk deep under
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Escape to Mars after we’ve trashed the Earth?
The idea that we can go to Mars is touted by NASA, Elon Musk, and so many others that this dream seems just around the corner. If we destroy our
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Love avocados? Thank the toxodon
Given avocado's popularity today, it's hard to believe that we came close to not having them in our supermarkets at all. In my new book “Avocado: A
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Love avocados? Thank the toxodon
Given avocado's popularity today, it's hard to believe that we came close to not having them in our supermarkets at all. In my new book “Avocado: A
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Amazon Deforestation In Brazil Rises For The 14th Month In A Row
Last year was very bad for the Amazon, but this year may be worse. Fire season has begun ahead of schedule, and the rate of deforestation in Brazil
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You’re not going far from home – and neither are the animals you spy out your window
Watching the wildlife outside your window can boost your mental well-being, and it's something lots of people have been doing a lot more of
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Victor Gorshkov: a life for the biosphere.
The basic concept of the biotic regulation of Earth's temperature according to Gorshkov et al, 2002. The figure shows the potential function U(T) for
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The Pandemic Hasn’t Slowed Deforestation In The Brazilian Amazon At All
The coronavirus pandemic may have caused a global economic slowdown, but it hasn’t affected the rising rate of deforestation in the Brazilian