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Human gut bacteria have sex to share vitamin B12
Your gut bacteria need vitamin B12 just as much as you do. Though DNA is usually…
US to reimpose limits on power plants' mercury emissions
The US government announced Monday it wants to revive a regulation limiting air emissions of mercury…
WHO warns of COVID medical waste threat
The World Health Organization warned Tuesday that the vast amount of waste produced in tackling the…
770-km US megaflash sets new lightning record
A single flash of lightning in the United States nearly two years ago cut across the…
Oil spill pollutes nature reserve in Ecuadoran Amazon
An oil spill in eastern Ecuador has reached a nature reserve and polluted a river that…
Hamas: Bulldozers unearth Roman-era tomb in Gaza City
Bulldozers digging for an Egyptian-funded housing project in the Gaza Strip unearthed the ruins of a…
Measuring climate change: It's not just heat, it's humidity
When it comes to measuring global warming, humidity, not just heat, matters in generating dangerous climate…
Access to gig economy may spur small business creation, study finds
Access to the gig economy may help facilitate the creation of new businesses, according to a…
Chemists unlock the key to improving biofuel and biomaterial production
As the world searches for and demands more sustainable sources of energy and materials, plant biomass…