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The phrase “brain rot” spiked 230 percent from 2023 to 2024, according to the makers of the Oxford English Dictionary ...

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There are fewer than 500 Ethiopian wolves, and they may be the first large carnivore known to act as a pollinator ...

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A summit many hoped would yield a landmark treaty to tackle a global plastic pollution crisis ended in disappointment after ...

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Two sets of fossilized footprints from early human species were made within a few hours of each other about 1.5 million years ...

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