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DC recently unveiled a bold new design for Poison Ivy. Now, that design has received a major update that rewrites more than 60 years of tradition.

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Can fungi influence the weather? Turns out, they just might. An international group of researchers that includes Virginia ...

An international research team led by Konrad Meister from Boise State University’s Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry and the Max Planck Institute for Polymer Research has identified a new class ...

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I was pleasantly surprised to be invited to the launch of a book by an Indian writer recording visits to Colombo, evidently a labour of love by someone fascinated by this country and the range of ...

You described the microbiome as more than just bacteria. What are the other components of this "theatre of activity," and why is their inclusion sometimes considered controversial? Harris: Yeah. So it ...

Despite the abundance, in an economy of scarcity, the lake gets privatized and hoarded, and the dog is still not getting water, unless a high price is paid. This is what human society does today.