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A study by the Asian Development Bank shows how everyday plastic waste in China’s Mulan River Basin is washed from land into rivers and eventually the ocean, with solid waste and agricultural plastics ...

Measuring conditions in volatile clouds of superheated gases known as plasmas is central to pursuing greater scientific ...

The dazzling lights of the aurora are created when high-energy particles from space collide with Earth's atmosphere. While ...

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This isn’t the famous sample reported last September, but another with different signs of past life we’re struggling to ...

A tiny bit of water can ruin melted chocolate, but the right amount can save it. Here is the kitchen science behind seized chocolate and what to do when it happens.