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Turning Martian dust into shelter has long sounded like science fiction, but researchers are now treating it as an ...

By identifying the microbes and metabolic pathways responsible for a rare, gut-induced condition known as auto-brewery ...

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Trees are known for absorbing CO2. But microbes in their bark also absorb other climate-active gases, methane, hydrogen, and ...

The World Health Organization calls antibiotic resistance a “silent pandemic” affecting millions worldwide. But the threat ...

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Paris summit warns about “mirror life.” Scientists call for early limits on mirror bacteria that could evade defenses and ...

A new study from Northwestern University is reshaping how scientists think about brain evolution. The research suggests that ...