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EarthBiological Hot Spots: Ocean eddies may not always lock away carbon
The carbon in the tissues of organisms that bloom inside some ocean eddies doesn't always sink to the ocean floor to be locked away in sediments when those organisms die.
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Health & MedicineX-Ray Kin: Radiation risk is hereditary
Susceptibility to radiation-induced tumors runs in families.
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AnimalsFace it: Termites are roaches
Termites are just cockroaches with a fancy social life.
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Alzheimer’s clues from thin brains
Children and teens who possess a gene variant linked to Alzheimer's disease have substantially thinner neural tissue in a key brain structure than their peers do.