Tornadoes are among nature’s most violent and awe-inspiring phenomena. Often forming suddenly and with devastating speed, they can tear through cities and countrysides alike, leaving destruction in ...

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Nature - What everyone should know about cut-and-paste genetics. ... Academy of Sciences and Britain’s Royal Society and held on 1–3 December, we bring you seven key genome-editing facts. ...

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The oceans may make up 70 percent of the Earth’s surface, but we know very little about them, especially compared to our knowledge of the Earth’s land spaces — or even those of Mars and Venus.

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But as scientists study them more closely, it’s clear that the truth is even more impressive.Here are five wild facts that tell why Komodo dragons rank among the top predators in nature. Sign In TOI ...