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Universities are not just businesses, but an investment in future generations

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Future increase in extreme El Niño supported by past glacial changes

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Why bringing back oyster reefs could protect coasts from climate change

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Bronze Age clash was Europe’s oldest known interregional battle

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A dwarf planet has dirty depths, model suggests

The dwarf planet Ceres hosts a frozen ocean that is almost pure water ice at its surface and becomes ‘dirtier’

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Pain: recognizing the power of non-pharmaceutical interventions

Nature, Published online: 25 September 2024; doi:10.1038/d41586-024-03002-3 Physicians need alternatives to opioid drugs. Could manipulating the microbiome or virtual-reality experiences