Palmyra, Syria
Palmyra (/ˌpælˈmaɪrə/; Palmyrene: “Image of city name written in Palmyrene script” Tadmor; Arabic: تَدْمُر Tadmur) is an ancient Semitic town, founded sometime in the second…
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International Fund For Agricultural Development (IFAD)
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Valence (Chemistry)
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Anesthetics Can Have a Major Environmental Toll, but Usually Don’t Need To
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Global Pollution Maps Show Differences in Air Quality during COVID-19 Lockdown
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A 50,000-Year-Old Crater Lake Recently Turned Pink to the Amazement of Scientists
The year 2020 has put another curveball in our path, in the form of a color-changing lake. Lonar Lake is under the influence of a…
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