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An international team of scientists has discovered a genetic on/off switch that could revolutionize corn seed longevity.

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After cleaning homes for 24 years, Faith Horsman has learned that houses that look the tidiest aren’t always the cleanest— they are just better at hiding the mess. In fact, Horsman admits her own home ...

What if the solution to one of humanity’s most pressing environmental crises has been hiding in plain sight all along? With over 400 million tons of plastic produced annually and only a fraction of it ...

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