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Plastic waste on beach front

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Plastic waste in the ocean - where does it all come from?

T-cells attacking tumor cells

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Cutting the brake lines: Unlocking cancer immunity?

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Underground diamonds reveal unknown Earth history

Sketches of Darwin finch beaks

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The search for beak genes in Darwin's finches

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Interventions to reduce the gender gap in STEM

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Plastic pollution on Panama beach

Plastic waste in the ocean - where does it all come from? Plastic waste inputs from land into the ocean

Annotated by Sabrina Powell

Annotated on 06/16/2021

Originally published 02/13/2015

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Annotated by Adam Thomas

Annotated on 06/17/2016

Originally published 11/20/1998

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Metabolic middle ground Evidence for mesothermy in dinosaurs

Annotated by Valerie May

Annotated on 07/19/2016

Originally published 06/13/2014

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Take the heat Mechanisms of reef coral resistance to future climate change

Annotated by Desiree Stanley

Annotated on 11/13/2015

Originally published 05/23/2014

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