Plants don’t have brains and nervous systems like ours. They can send and receive signals, but that seems to be automatic.

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Ancient DNA is telling us more and more about humans and environments long past. Could it also help rescue the future?

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In this week's issue of our environmental newsletter, we find out how much longer you could live (and the emissions you could ...