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Sun-Facing Tail in Interstellar Comet 3I/ATLAS Reveals Wobbling Jets, Suggesting 15.5-Hour Rotation

Microplastics Found in Antarctica’s Only Native Insect, Study Shows

Fish-Inspired Washing Machine Filter Captures Over 99% of Microplastic Fibers in Lab Tests

Lab Method Turns Acid Mine Drainage Into Ferric Chloride for Water Treatment

Study Maps 5,500 U.S. Hazard Sites Facing Coastal Flood Risk by 2100

Study Finds Deep-Sea Mining Discharge Could Starve the Ocean’s Twilight Zone

Imaging Study Links Nighttime Light Exposure to Higher Heart Risk Through Stress Pathway

Study Links Ancient Lead Exposure to Brain Differences Between Humans and Neanderthals

Baltimore Inner Harbor Gets 'C' in 2025 Report as Prolonged Pistachio Tide Stalls Gains

Ex Vivo Study Finds Common Microplastics Alter Gut Microbiome in Patterns Seen in Colorectal Cancer

JAMA Study Finds U.S. Inhalers Emit Over 2 Million Tons of CO2e Annually

Microplastics Alter Human Gut Microbiome in Early Study Presented at UEG Week

UW Study Finds Wildfire Smoke Linked to Declines in Sperm Quality

Tiny Electric Discharges Between Methane Microbubbles Point to Will-o’-the-Wisp Cause

Ice Shown to Dissolve Iron Faster Than Liquid Water in New Lab Study

Amazon Dolphin Tests Reveal Extreme Mercury Contamination

Aldborough Sediment Core Rewrites Post-Roman Economy, Showing Metalworking Lasted Until a 6th-Century Crash

Study Finds LA Seafloor ‘Halo’ Barrels Are Leaking Caustic Alkaline Waste, Not DDT

New Optical Sieve Lets Ordinary Microscopes Spot Nanoplastics Down to 200 Nanometers