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Dishwashing With Side Effects: Kitchen Sponges Release Microplastics

Kitchen sponges are among the most frequently used household items – and may also represent a previously underestimated source of microplastics.

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Tire Pollution May Threaten Human Health, Study Finds

Tiny particles of rubber cast off by car tires, which have long been known to harm wildlife, may also pose a risk to humans, according to a new study.

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When Too Much of a Good Thing Becomes Dangerous

In the absence of human interference, the soil beneath the world’s forests normally exhales carbon steadily and consistently. 

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Coal Pollution is Cutting Solar Power Output, Study Finds

The new study mapped and assessed more than 140,000 solar PV installations worldwide using satellite data.

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Environmental Engineers Reshape Understanding of Airborne Pollution Particles

From sizzling bacon in the kitchen to wildfire smoke in the sky, cooking and pollution release microscopic particles that affect humans' health, the air they breathe, and even weather and climate.

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Carbon Dioxide and Water Played Key Role in Historic Mount Etna Eruption

The plumbing systems of volcanos are vast and complex. But they aren’t consistent, even in the same volcano.

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Cornell Engineers use Tiny Vibrating Beams to Rethink AI Hardware

Cornell researchers have developed a new type of computing device that stores information electrically but reads it through tiny mechanical motion, an unusual approach that could open a path toward more energy-efficient hardware for artificial intelligence and scientific computing.

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Researchers Advance First-of-its-kind AI Tool for Translating Life-saving Weather Warnings Across the US

Nearly 69 million people in the United States speak a language other than English at home, yet weather warnings have long been issued almost exclusively in English. 

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Lake Erie Produces ‘Forbidden Soup’ of Rotating Potential Toxins

Municipalities and federal agencies monitor U.S. waters for microcystins, a toxin produced by harmful algal blooms in Lake Erie, but a University of Michigan study shows that the blooms produce a greater range of potentially toxic compounds than previously known.

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Textile Wastewater Treatment Generates Alarmingly High Levels of Toxic Compounds

Levels are “three times higher than what we’re allowed to shower in, or drink,” UMass Amherst researcher says.

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