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Longer Days Led to Oxygen Buildup on Early Earth: Study

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890-Million-Year-Old Fossils Are Sponges, Oldest Animals: Study

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Lightning Might Have Sparked Early Life on Earth

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Newly Named Chibanian Age Demarcates Earth’s Last Magnetic Flip

Microbe Miner: A Profile of Rob Knight

Fossilized Tubes Point to Super-Ancient Mobile Organisms

Life Thrives Within the Earth’s Crust

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Oldest Evidence of Terrestrial Life on a Young Earth

Rivers and Streams Compose Much More of Earth's Surface Than Thought

Humanity May Have Flourished After Supervolcano Eruption

Earth: Home to 1 Trillion Microbial Species

Life Before 4 Billion Years Ago?

Is Earth Special?

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Keeping Up with Climate Change

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Opinion: The Precarious Earth

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World Population Hits 7 Billion

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An Anti-Malarial Drug Could Ameliorate PCOS Symptoms

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How Do Embryos Know How Fast to Develop

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Genetic Insights Break Infectious Pathogen Barriers

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