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Tiny Mars's big impact on Earth's climate: How the red planet's pull shapes ice ages

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At half the size of Earth and one-tenth its mass, Mars is a featherweight as far as planets go. Yet new research reveals the extent to which Mars is quietly tugging on Earth's orbit and shaping the...
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How marine viruses help fuel underwater oxygen-rich zones

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Newly published interdisciplinary research led by the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, and University of Maryland shows that viral infection of blue-green algae in the ocean stimulates productiv...
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The Strange Story Of The Wyoming Cabin That Claims To Be The Oldest Building On Earth

If you drive long enough down the lonely stretch of U.S. Route 30 in Wyoming, past the scrub brush, you’ll find a house that shouldn’t exist. It sits near the town of Medicine Bow, a relic of a byg...
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