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Plastic is one of the most durable materials humans have ever made. That durability has made it indispensable in medicine, ...

Every summer, people living near the Mendenhall River in Juneau, Alaska, keep a close eye on the water level. When the river ...

It generated a carbon monoxide and particulate matter surge that far exceeded Los Angeles County's average daily human-caused ...

Cerebral blood flow is essential for normal brain function and often perturbed in neurological disease. If one shines a ...

Microbial bioelectronic sensors use living bacteria that can create an electrical signal in response to the presence of a ...

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Researchers at the University of New Hampshire have documented the farthest trek of a young female fisher (Pekania pennanti) ...

In 2000, a group of STRI botanists collected samples of all the plants from the genus Clusia they could find in Panama to ...

New research co-led by Liu-Qin Yang, a professor of psychology at Portland State University (PSU), suggests that the true ...

Monoclonal antibodies are widely used to treat diseases ranging from cancer to autoimmune disorders. The safety and efficacy of these biologic drugs depend on maintaining their correct ...

Wet wipes conveniently clean and sanitize soiled surfaces and skin. Because some labels do not clearly indicate how consumers ...