Amid growing alarm over the plastic that pollutes our environment, biomedical and optics researchers at the University of Rochester are working to better understand the prevalence of microplastics in drinking water and their potential impacts on human health.
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Copernicus satellites monitor continued bushfires ravaging the continent.
Scientists Recommend a Customized Regional Climate Model over Southeast Asia
Scientists from the Institute of Atmospheric Physics conducted experiments with the latest version of a regional climate model, RegCM4.7.
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