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On the genetic basis of tail-loss evolution in humans and apes
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Synchronized neuronal activity drives waste fluid flow
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Two giant US telescopes threatened by funding cap
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Submerged volcano’s eruption was the biggest since the last ice age
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Symmetry breaking and chiral amplification in prebiotic ligation reactions
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laying the foundations for self-healing machines
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CST–polymerase α-primase solves a second telomere end-replication problem
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Quantum sensor settles debate about superconductivity in hydrides
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Latitudinal patterns in stabilizing density dependence of forest communities
Overview We used repeated census data from 23 large forest sites around the globe (Fig. 1) to analyse latitudinal patterns