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Toxic flame-retardant compounds that were banned two decades ago continue to contaminate sediments and soils across Europe, a ...

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In a study published in Science Advances, researchers found that the compound produced an average weight loss of 18 percent ...

More than 5,000 feet beneath the surface of the Gulf of Mexico, scientists encountered a truly alien landscape that might ...