Dust from California’s drying Salton Sea doesn’t just smell bad. Scientists from UC Riverside found that breathing the dust can quickly re-shape the microscopic world inside the lungs.
Dusty Air is Rewriting Your Lung Microbiome
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Coral Skeletons Left by a Medieval Tsunami Whisper Warning for Caribbean Region
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