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[:es]Plastic dust is blowing into U.S. national parks—more than 1000 tons each year[:]

[:es]Remote wilderness areas and national parks in the western United States are getting a dusting of plastic every year, perhaps 1000 tons or more, according to a new study. Up […]
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[:es]Coronavirus rips through Dutch mink farms, triggering culls to prevent human infections[:]

[:es]In a sad sideshow to the COVID-19 pandemic, authorities in the Netherlands began to gas tens of thousands of mink on 6 June, most of them pups born only weeks […]
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[:es]Galactic flash points to long-sought source for enigmatic radio bursts[:]

[:es]On 28 April, as Earth’s rotation swept a Canadian radio telescope across the sky, it watched for mysterious millisecondslong flashes called fast radio bursts (FRBs). At 7:34 a.m. local time […]
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[:es]Ancient DNA reveals diverse origins of Caribbean’s earliest inhabitants[:]

[:es]The Caribbean, which today includes a diverse mix of human cultures, was one of the last places in the Americas occupied by people. Yet researchers don’t know precisely where these […]
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[:es]Insect wings evolved from legs, mayfly genome suggests[:]

[:es]Along rivers and streams around the world, mayflies are a rite of spring. The mosquito-size insects lead double lives, with the young thriving in water and the adults emerging by […]
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[:es]Designer antibodies fight cancer by tethering immune cells to tumor cells[:]

[:es]Amy Boland has gone through many ups and downs since she noticed lumps under her arms 12 years ago and learned she had cancer of the lymph system. For about […]
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[:es]Eye-catching advances in some AI fields are not real[:]

[:es]Artificial intelligence (AI) just seems to get smarter and smarter. Each iPhone learns your face, voice, and habits better than the last, and the threats AI poses to privacy and […]
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[:es]Mysterious ancient rock art may have been made with beeswax[:]

[:es]This 500-year-old rock art is among the rarest in the world. Found at a site called Yilbilinji near northern Australia’s Gulf of Carpentaria—and depicting a humanlike figure holding a boomerang […]
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[:es]Hungry bumble bees make plants flower early by cutting holes in their leaves[:]

[:es]When bumble bee queens emerge from hibernation, they need to gather pollen and nectar to start their new colonies. If they wake up too soon, there may not be enough […]