A recent study revealed that atmospheric levels of mercury have decreased almost 70 percent in the last 20 years, thanks to domestic and global environmental regulations limiting mercury and its emissions.
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How Sustainable Are Reusable Cups? a New Tool Aims to Find Out
Imagine you have just finished a delicious to-go meal or morning coffee, or used the last drop of moisturizer.
The Chronic Risks From Single-Use Plastic Water Bottles Are Dangerously Understudied, New Concordia Research Shows
Regular use will add tens of thousands of micro- and nanoplastic particles directly into your body every year.
Clam Shells Sound Warning of Atlantic ‘Tipping Point’
A study of clam shells suggests Atlantic Ocean currents may be approaching a “tipping point”.
We Need a Solar Sail Probe to Detect Space Tornadoes Earlier, More Accurately, U-M Researchers Say
A spacecraft that sails on light could provide new vantage point on solar eruptions that can disrupt modern electrical and navigation systems.
Common Inexpensive Drug Halves Recurrence in Colorectal Cancer
A Swedish-led research team at Karolinska Institutet and Karolinska University Hospital has shown in a new randomized clinical trial that a low dose of the well-known medicine aspirin halves the risk of recurrence after surgery in patients with colon and rectal cancer with a certain type of genetic alteration in the tumor.