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Toxoplasma gondii infection and chronic IL-1 elevation drive hippocampal DNA double-strand break signaling, leading to cognitive deficits
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Inveterate cyclist Matt Sparkes, who has been knocked off his bike by human-driven cars several times, wonders if the arrival
Ancient fossil discovery in Ethiopia rewrites human origins
In the deserts of Ethiopia, scientists uncovered fossils showing that early members of our genus Homo lived side by side
We could get most metals for clean energy without opening new mines
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How to tackle environmental issues when the world can’t agree
The failure to agree a global treaty on plastic pollution highlights how the UN’s requirement for unanimity holds back environmental