Environmental science – Page 42
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ResearchCoffee-ring patterns offer clues to tap water quality
Unique pattern of an evaporating droplet can be used as a fingerprint for water samples
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ResearchSpace travel microbes turn urine into polymers
Researchers are trying to develop yeast that could convert human waste into food for long space flights
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ResearchMagnetic beads mop up sunblock in the sea
Clean up method for sunblock-derived pollutants could stop them damaging coral reefs
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ResearchCatalyst made from plant roots promotes Suzuki reaction
Ecocatalyst recycling strategy could be used to recover precious metal pollutants from contaminated sites
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FeatureEnvironmentally benign by design
The challenge of designing drugs with biodegradability in mind
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ResearchOil collector drums up hope for oceans
Two-faced barrel attracts then traps oil spills at speed
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ResearchAncient ocean oxygen tracked using thallium
Cretaceous oceans gradually lost oxygen before the dramatic anoxic event that led to mass extinction
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OpinionElectric avenue
Western carmakers need to seize the initiative on cleaner vehicles or risk being left behind
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NewsTrump and Dow Chemical chief executive clashed on climate
White House adviser and head of US’s largest chemical firm, Andrew Liveris, tried to change the president’s mind on Paris accord
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NewsGlobal movement on endocrine disruptors
National Academies warns endocrine active chemicals may be harmful at lower doses than the US currently tests for
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ResearchThree-quarters of all the plastic ever made is now waste
The overall mass of plastic generated since 1950 is more than 41.5 million blue whales
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OpinionThe dark side of dichloromethane
Policymakers and industry must take steps to curb emissions of popular solvent
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ReviewThe planet in a pebble: a journey into Earth's deep history
How the interplay between physics, chemistry, biology and geology forms our world
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ResearchNanosized ice crystals might be the most cubic possible
Ultrafast freezing at supersonic speed produces ice with 80% cubic crystal structure
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ResearchDuller sea spray may mean climate models need a rethink
Underestimation of aerosols’ water absorption means reflectivity is lower than expected
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ResearchComputer plastics recycled into toys
Brominated flame retardants found in toys and cup lids
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ResearchEnceladus seen expelling methanol into space
Surprise discovery in the moon’s gaseous plumes
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ResearchStratospheric dichloromethane could delay ozone recovery by decades
Rising levels of the industrial solvent could offset benefits of the Montreal Protocol
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