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Aftershocks hit Indonesia after deadly 5.6-magnitude earthquake
Eyeless army ants chomped their way through Europe millions of years ago
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This new floating solar farm follows the sun like a flower
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Lab-raised bees have half the lifespan they did in the ’70s
Three nations pledge to reverse decades of destruction in the rainforest
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