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Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS)—a vast family of chemicals used largely for their nonstick, water-repellent and ...

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A new study of 4,200 adolescents revealed that cyberbullying rarely occurs in isolation; it almost always functions as an ...

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Scientists have created a new family of materials whose behavior can be tuned by changing their metallic "recipe"—opening new ...

Cornell researchers have designed a new, faster form of two-photon fluorescence imaging for observing cell metabolism in real ...

Majestic African antelopes known as gemsbok have been roaming the U.S. Southwest since their introduction in the 1960s and ...

A novel nanovesicle-based platform developed at Institute of Science Tokyo can measure hydrostatic pressure by converting ...

Finding a single cancer cell in a tube of blood is a bit like finding a needle in a haystack. As researchers seek to detect ...

Parts of Earth's climate system can change abruptly once warming pushes them beyond critical thresholds. The Greenland and ...