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Scientists discover a nearby planet with a molten interior and sulfur-rich atmosphere, L 98-59 d, revealing a possible new ...

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The huge European ground squirrel colony at the Muráňska Planina national park in southern Slovakia has awoken from its winter slumber. With the population very much thriving, conservationists are ...

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