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The high salt concentration in the Dead Sea drives the warming and shrinking of the lake, and something similar may have ...

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Acne could be caused by our immune systems overreacting to proteins released by skin bacteria. Columnist Michael Le Page ...

Nearly 19 million bats are estimated to have been killed by wind turbines in the US between 1981 and 2024, but measures can ...

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The controversial discovery that our brains can generate new neurons surprisingly late in life is now prompting a rethink of ...

Until now, it was thought that the squishy, permeable skin of amphibians was unsuited for marine life because it would absorb ...