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In a new study, physicists at the University of Colorado Boulder have used a cloud of atoms chilled down to incredibly cold ...

Although living standards have generally improved globally over the past three decades, stark and persistent inequalities ...

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Excessive nutrients in wastewater can lead to detrimental discharges into natural water bodies, prompting harmful algal ...

There are thousands of species of birds, and many of their names are well-known to us—blue jay, robin, and mallard, to name ...

Imagine you're a copper miner in southeastern Europe in the year 3900 B.C.E. Day after day you haul copper ore through the ...

Mercury levels in the world's rivers have more than doubled since the pre-industrial era, according to new research from ...

Imagine your parents leave you and your siblings a share of land that's been in your family for generations. Several of your ...

Approximately one in every 12 dogs in the U.K. will be diagnosed with diarrhea each year, with some breeds more susceptible ...

Scientists at Northwestern University have developed the largest open-access resource of its kind to help researchers shave ...

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