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Possible Iran-US deal: What we know

The United States and Iran have both played down chances of a quick deal to end a war that has engulfed the Middle East and disrupted the global oil market. US President Donald Trump said Monday that a deal with Tehran would either be "great and meaningful" or there would be

Mars fungi could make red planet regolith fertile for crops

You're on the fourth human mission to Mars, and you've been tasked with establishing the first self-sustaining food crop on a Martian settlement. You're nervous because you're using a new type of fungi called beneficial fungi, which you're told will help enhance the Martian

Cambodian king pardons former opposition leader

PHNOM PENH, May 25 - Cambodia's king has pardoned former opposition leader Kem Sokha for a treason conviction, just weeks after he lost an appeal to overturn that verdict, according to a royal decree released on Monday.

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Rodent eradication sparks insect boom on Lord Howe Island

The removal of invasive rodents from Lord Howe Island has triggered a rebound of invertebrate life, with researchers from the University of Sydney and collaborators documenting sharp increases in the abundance of insects and other small animals that underpin the island's