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In a quiet laboratory at Phuket Rajabhat University in southern Thailand, Preeyanuch Thongpoo is attempting to freeze time.

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What do microscopic viruses and algae on Lake Winnipeg have in common? An internationally trained freshwater researcher at ...

Researchers at the Technical University of Munich (TUM) have developed a coating using proteins and bacteria that could ...

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Researchers at Murdoch University have found that artificial waterbodies could play a crucial role in slowing the decline of ...