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    Dairying transformed Mongolia

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    Phosphorus-limited conditions in the early Neoproterozoic ocean maintained low levels of atmospheric oxygen

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    Comparative genome-centric analysis reveals seasonal variation in the function of coral reef microbiomes

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    No state change in pelagic fish production and biodiversity during the Eocene–Oligocene transition

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    Water scarcity and fish imperilment driven by beef production

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    Limited Archaean continental emergence reflected in an early Archaean 18O-enriched ocean

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    The Goldilocks zone of animal development

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