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Accurately tracking how plastic biodegrades
Researchers have developed an approach to accurately record and fully track the biodegradation of plastics in…
Children commonly face new, worsening health problems months after critical illness from sepsis
Even months after critical illness for sepsis, children are at risk for new or worsening medical…
Strengthening cold ocean current buffers Galápagos Islands from climate change
New research shows that a cold equatorial ocean current — which provides a buffer for the…
Bright fireball over Washington, U.S.
A bright fireball was seen over Washington U.S. at 05:18 UTC on October 13, 2022. The…
Heaviest element yet detected in an exoplanet atmosphere
Astronomers have discovered the heaviest element ever found in an exoplanet atmosphere — barium. They were…
People in the UK have higher probabilities of dying early than predicted
Men and women in the UK are dying faster than predicted, a new report has found.…
Smelling in VR environment possible with new gaming technology
An odor machine, so-called olfactometer, makes it possible to smell in VR environments. First up is…
Animals in national parks impacted by even just a few people
A new study has found that even in remote, rarely visited national parks, the presence of…
Are women really better at finding and remembering words than men? Large study settles score
Women are thought to fare better in verbal abilities, especially in verbal-fluency and verbal-memory tasks. However,…