Research from a leading international expert on the health of the Great Lakes suggests that the growing intensity and scale of pollution from plastics poses serious risks to human health and will continue to have profound consequences on the ecosystem.
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UC Develops Satellites That Fix Other Satellites
When satellites break, which is surprisingly often, there isn’t much you can do about them.
Unraveling the Venomous Bite of An Endangered Mammal
Researchers from Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine (LSTM) and Zoological Society of London (ZSL(link is external)) have worked with a team of scientists from institutions across the globe – to uncover the truth behind the origin of venom in some very unusual mammals.
Satellite Tracking Guam’s Tropical Storm Kammuri
The National Weather Service in Guam has posted warnings as Tropical Storm Kammuri lingers nearby.
How Mantis Shrimp Make Sense of the World
A study involving scientists at the University of Arizona and the University of Queensland provides new insight into how the small brains of mantis shrimp – fierce predators with keen vision that are among the fastest strikers in the animal kingdom – are able to make sense of a breathtaking amount of visual input.
Researchers Reach Milestone in Quantum Standardization
Researchers at the University of Waterloo have developed a method that could pave the way to establishing universal standards for measuring the performance of quantum computers.




