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Plants that reproduce exclusively by self-pollination arise from populations with extremely low diversity to begin with. The research not only adds a facet to possible evolutionary strategies, but also lends weight to Darwin’s suspicion that this strategy might be a path to extinction., Read MoreContinue Reading

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According to the American Road and Transportation Builders Association, one in three bridges needs repair or replacement, amounting to more than 200,000 bridges across the country. A key culprit of America’s aging infrastructure is rebar that has accumulated rust, which cracks, and then breaks apart, the concrete around it, making bridgesContinue Reading

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The 30-year-old national service agency had tens of thousands working on climate change, conservation and disaster response in communities across the West. The post DOGE is gutting AmeriCorps appeared first on High Country News.Continue Reading