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A company planning to build a lithium and boron mine in central Nevada says its efforts to grow an endangered wildflower have ...
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Pausing plant growth, rather than completely inhibiting it, might make weeds less inclined to develop resistance ...
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From grasshoppers to cows, giant pandas and humans, nutrient dilution will have an impact. Read more at straitstimes.com.