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Photosynthetic bacteria in Great Lakes sinkhole provide key clues about ancient atmosphere

Dirt’s tiny inhabitants have surprising effects on “hybrid vigor”

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Toxic viral proteins cause larval parasites’ cells to explode

The unprecedented rainfall showed the vulnerability of underground infrastructure

Research on DNA, animals, and people could lead to rethinking medical care

The new tool looks past extinction risk to assess the effectiveness of conservation action

Controversial study argues sea sponges could have lived nearly 900 million years ago

Growing literature shows the vaccines are shutting down even asymptomatic viral invasion

A 2019 death from variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease was linked to a lab accident; a similar case is now under investigation

Federal agencies are also investigating alleged cyberattacks

By studying imperfections inside the hive, researchers learn more about its construction

For the first time, major IPCC report likely to use recent warming to predict future heat increase

A Trump-era proclamation may block thousands from study or research in the United States

Although rate of infections among vaccinated patients is still low, it’s 82 times the normal rate

The Galileo project will use telescopes to see if interstellar comets, hidden Earth satellites, and UFOs are alien artefacts.

Experiment demonstrates improvement in particle beams from plasma-based accelerators

World Heritage Committee ignores UNESCO recommendation, gives Australia time to produce new report on reef’s status

The spread of the practice suggests some birds may have “culture”

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To fight inequities in medicine, researchers are reexamining the algorithms that help physicians make decisions

DeepMind’s 350,000 structures include 44% of all human proteins

Exomoons could already orbit in the dusty disk around an exoplanet

Campaign will then target potential life-trapping mudstones to west

Controversial drug approval spotlights emerging tests for Alzheimer's-related proteins