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At an old steel site in Pittsburgh, bacteria evolved to survive – and eat – industrial pollution

Decades of pollution at Pittsburgh brownfields left bacteria that evolved to survive it – and maybe help clean up contaminated soil.

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Birds basking in natural 'saunas'

New research led by the University of Otago—Ōtākou Whakaihu Waka shows some bird species may be taking advantage of natural geothermal "health spas."

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