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Plants

Soil microbes that survived tough climates can help young trees do the same

Trees grown in soil with microbes that have survived drought and high or low temperatures have a better shot at survival when facing the same conditions.

Life

5,000 deep-sea animals new to science turned up in ocean records

Scientists compiled a list of animals unknown to science that live in a deep-sea Pacific Ocean ecosystem targeted for mining exploration.

Chemistry

19th century painters may have primed their canvases with beer-brewing leftovers

Several paintings from the Danish Golden Age contain remnants of brewer’s yeast, barley and other grains commonly used to brew beer.