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New research has succeeded in measuring the behavior of wild orangutans in their first encounter with an unfamiliar object, revealing the factors that influence curiosity.

A new study led by researchers at Brown offers fresh insights into the forces above and beneath the ocean surface that influence how sea ice moves and disperses in the Arctic Ocean, which is warming at over twice the rate of the global average.

Researchers have reimagined the value of single-use plastics, with improvements to an innovative process that can turn polyolefins, the most common type of polymer in single-use packaging, into valuable alkylaromatics.

A new study has explored the link between secondhand smoke and lead exposure in children and adolescents.

Researchers have developed a new way to monitor the danger associated with algae blooms. The scientists found that certain combinations of volatile organic compounds released by algae can serve as indicator for microcystin.

In countries such as Peru, it’s not uncommon for people who live in foggy areas to hang up nets to catch droplets of water. These droplets then trickle down the mesh and are collected to provide water for drinking, cooking and washing.

Scientists found that if you add tannins to a layer of wood dust, you can create a filter that traps virtually all microplastic particles present in water.

Teeth could be capable of preserving antibodies for hundreds of years, allowing scientists to investigate the history of infectious human diseases, a new study has found.

Strong optical responses of magnets are important for the development of magnetic lasers and magneto-optical memory devices, as well as for emerging quantum transduction applications.

Deeper snowpack than usual in parts of the Arctic could be thawing the permafrost carbon reserves and increasing greenhouse gas emissions, including carbon dioxide and methane.