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Toxicity of Lake Erie Algal Bloom Varies Over Summer

New study suggests harmful algal bloom toxicity varies over the summer.
False-colored gold nanodot array on a fibroblast cell.
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"Tattoos" for Individual Cells Developed

Engineers have developed nanoscale tattoos – dots and wires that adhere to live cell – in a breakthrough that puts researchers one step closer to tracking the health of individual cells.
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Wildfires Have a Bigger Impact on Climate Change Than Previously Believed

Researchers have discovered that wildfires may have even bigger climate impacts than previously thought.
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Butterfly-Inspired Films Create Vibrant Colors While Passively Cooling Objects

Researchers have developed colorful multi-layer nanofilms that reflect light, preventing objects from being warmed by sunlight.
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Canopy Soil Gives Up Its Chemical Secrets

Researchers are unraveling the mysteries of the dense, mossy humus, known as canopy soil, that provides rich habitat for insects, birds, fungi, worms and plants, as well as a generous reservoir for carbon storage.
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Researchers Reveal Mechanism Triggering Arctic Daily Warming

Weather phenomena in the equator region as well as Atlantic storms are influencing Arctic daily warming events, a new study has found.
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Fine Particulate Air Pollutants May Increase Non-Lung Cancer Risk in Older Adults

Chronic exposure to fine particulate air pollutants (PM2.5) and nitrogen dioxide (NO2) may increase non-lung cancer risk in older adults, according to a recent study.
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Household Ingredient Holds Key to Polyester Recycling

Polyester is the second most used textile in the world and an environmental menace, especially because most of it never gets recycled. The fabric, a blend of plastic and cotton, has been difficult for the industry to separate and therefore recycle.
Three plastic bottles full of water on their sides with the lids pointing into the center.
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Starch Helps To Make Biodegradable Plastics More Compostable

Scientists have developed a way to make a promising, sustainable alternative to petroleum-based plastics more biodegradable.
A man wiping his nose with a tissue.
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Influenza Doesn't Have a "Season" in the Tropics

Researchers found little evidence of a repeatable pattern of peak timing of influenza throughout Vietnam.
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