Public Library of Science

Science

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Earth Science Communications Team N. Climate Change: Evidence and Causes. In: NASA Global Climate Change [Internet]. [cited 15 Mar 2024]. Available: https://climate.nasa.gov/evidence/
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Lee H. To Kill a Mockingbird. Philadelphia: J. B. Lippincott & Co.; 1960.
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Watson JD, Crick FHC. The Structure of DNA. Nature. 1953;171: 737–738. doi:10.1038/171737a0
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Wilford JN. Man Walks on Moon. The New York Times. 21 July 1969: A1.
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