The Oldest Evidence of Life on Earth is Being Stolen

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Researchers and Aboriginal people are working to protect 3.5-billion-year-old stromatolite fossils in western Australia.
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Researchers and Aboriginal people are working to protect 3.5-billion-year-old stromatolite fossils in western Australia.
Steers that ate small amounts of seaweed produced far less of the greenhouse gas methane.
Laser etching on food-safe pigments can create 2D images that appear 3D.
A new model suggests that many more mammal species than was previously known could host the creation of novel coronaviruses.
Bacterial allies may help insects win the evolutionary arms race against disease-causing microorganisms.
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Masks may make communication even more difficult for those with hearing loss or who face language barriers.
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New research reveals how that familiar click of two things locking together works.
Celebrating the Indigenous people of the Americas who revolutionized what the world eats.