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A hand wearing a latex glove holds up a petri dish containing colonies of bacteria for antibiotic testing. In the background, there is a stack of petri dishes and a rack containing test tubes.

Novel triple drug combination effective against antibiotic-resistant bacteria

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Landmark study definitively shows that conservation actions are effective at halting and reversing biodiversity loss

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Study shows that island bats are valuable allies for farmers

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A great tit bird holding on to a hanging bird feeder filled with peanuts.

More social birds are more adventurous feeders, study finds

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A hand in a latex glove holding a petri dish with red agar medium that has a culture of the bacteria Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) growing on it.

Colistin resistant bacteria found in mothers and newborn babies in Nigeria

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Study finds that bees need food up to a month earlier than provided by recommended pollinator plants

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Researchers discover a coral superhighway in the Indian Ocean

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New study reveals insight into which animals are most vulnerable to extinction due to climate change

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The world’s most prolific carbon-fixing enzyme is slowly getting better

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Study reveals high number of persistent COVID-19 infections in the general population

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