Botswana Science News API

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            "title": "Mining genomes for cyst nematode resistance could enable better soybean harvests",
            "description": "Soybean farmers around the world face a persistent and costly enemy hidden beneath the soil: soybean cyst nematode (SCN), a microscopic roundworm that attacks plant roots and drains yields. SCN is one of the most damaging pests affecting soybean production globally, resulting in significant losses every year.",
            "content": "Soybean farmers around the world face a persistent and costly enemy hidden beneath the soil: soybean cyst nematode (SCN), a microscopic roundworm that attacks plant roots and drains yields. SCN is one of the most damaging pests affecting soybean prod... [2636 chars]",
            "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-01-genomes-cyst-nematode-resistance-enable.html",
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            "description": "Methane eating microbes could help turn a powerful greenhouse gas into everyday products like animal feed, green plastics, and cleaner fuels",
            "content": "Methane eating microbes could help turn a powerful greenhouse gas into everyday products like animal feed, green plastics, and cleaner fuels, according to a new scientific review of fast moving research on these unusual bacteria. The study highlights... [6004 chars]",
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            "title": "Tropical oceans were once Earth's oxygen hotspots",
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            "content": "For a long stretch of Earth’s early history, the best-oxygenated seawater wasn’t found in cooler regions. Instead, It clustered near the equator.\nA new study argues that this upside-down ocean helped shape where complex life could survive.\nThe resear... [6699 chars]",
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