Reintroducing predators doesn't always rebalance ecosystems
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Scientists recreated ancient Earth's ocean hell to figure out how life began
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Robotic skins might enable the next generation of space exploration
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A chemotherapy missile made of DNA target-locks on to cancer cells
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Graphene-based films shield human skin from mosquitoes
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You can add almost anything to improve graphene's function, even bird poop
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