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Why is this huge group of deep sea octopus moms suffocating?

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An evaporation pond holds contaminated fluid and sediment at the former Anaconda copper mine near Yerington, Nev. (AP/Debra Reid)

Can microbes help clean up mining pollution? Research on a tiny ally looks positive

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