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In this era of upheaval in the ocean, driven by climate change and other stressors, technological innovations offer a flood of new data and new capabilities for translating it into actionable information.
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Seagulls favour food that has been handled by humans, new research shows.
Perovskite Solar Cells Made of Peppermint Oil and Walnut Aroma Food Additives, Preventing Lead Leakage
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Small Farmers Sink or Swim in Globalization’s Tsunami
Whether small-time farmers across the world get swept away by globalization or ride a wave of new opportunities depends largely on how much control they can get, according to a new study that takes a new, big-picture look.
Global Seed Bank Receives Its One-Millionth Variety
The Svalbard Global Seed Vault in the Arctic, also known as the “doomsday vault,” has added its one millionth seed variety.