The common definition of microplastics is a plastic particle 100 nm to 5 mm in size.…
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Spring is arriving earlier across the US, and that's not good news
Across much of the United States, a warming climate has advanced the arrival of spring. This…
3 reasons carbon capture and storage has stalled needlessly
The idea is simple: capture and concentrate CO2 before it’s released to the air and store…
Underage sexting: Change law to provide a more proportional response
“Sexting”, the sharing of sexual images via mobile phones or other electronic devices, is legal if…
Scientists report new biological control for noxious parthenium weed in Pakistan
CABI scientists, as part of an international team of researchers, have discovered a new biological control…
Robots to sniff out oil spills and algal blooms in the ice-covered Arctic
Bundled in snow gear and wielding a chainsaw, a team of engineers cut a rectangular block…
New analysis highlights impact of poverty and exploitation on children's lives
The damaging impact of poverty on children and their families and the growing problem of exploitation…
The caterpillar larvae 'plastivores' that consume and metabolize polyethylene
A team of researchers at Brandon University has found that greater wax moth caterpillar larvae are…
Novel pulse duration achieved by laser beamline
Significant advances in ultra-intense and ultra-short laser technology have led numerous laboratories to develop tabletop PW-class…
Coherent phonon dynamics realized in spatially separated mechanical resonators
A research group led by Prof. Guo Guoping, Song Xiangxiang, Deng Guangwei (now at UESTC), from…