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Japan is combining education, culture and technology to encourage reciprocal relationships between coastal communities and ...

A silent shift change occurs as the sun sets over the ancient stone walls of Harar and the bustling streets of Mekelle. While ...

A colony of leafcutter ants is home to more than just one species. Each year, studies reveal new layers of complexity in ...

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Cigarette butts are the most common form of litter worldwide. Trillions are discarded every year in cities, parks, beaches, ...

Antibiotic resistance is widely linked to antibiotic misuse, yet growing evidence suggests that everyday environmental ...

Key PointsBacteria actively sense their environment and use chemical cues to navigate their world through a process called chemotaxis.Chemotaxis aids ...

Researchers at UC Davis School of Medicine have uncovered how an imbalanced gut microbiome escalates the production of ...