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Scientists have launched a fresh effort to find out what could be producing oxygen at the bottom of the Pacific Ocean.

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For almost two decades, scientists have debated whether sponges or comb jellies are the first animal lineage. Now some are ...

To get the most out of the sensing revolution, different disciplines need to be on the same wavelength. This is a priority ...