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7,000 Microplastics Studies Reveal the Massive Scope of the Problem
WEB15 hours ago · It’s been 20 years since a paper in the journal Science showed the environmental accumulation of tiny plastic fragments and fibres. It named the particles “microplastics”. The paper opened an entire research field. Since then, more than 7,000 published studies have shown the prevalence of microplastics in the environment, in wildlife and in the human body.
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Mathematicians Describe Class of Shape Seen Throughout Nature
WEB17 hours ago · Mathematicians have described 1 a new class of shape that characterizes forms commonly found in nature — from the chambers in the iconic spiral shell of the nautilus to the way in which seeds pack into plants.. The work considers the mathematical concept of ‘tiling’: how shapes tessellate on a surface. The problem of filling a plane with identical tiles has been so thoroughly explored ...
What We've Learned From 7,000 Studies on Microplastics
WEB17 hours ago · It’s been 20 years since a paper in the journal Science showed the environmental accumulation of tiny plastic fragments and fibres. It named the particles “microplastics”. The paper opened an entire research field. Since then, more than 7,000 published studies have shown the prevalence of microplastics in the environment, in wildlife and in the human body.
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WEB5 days ago · Opinion, News, Analysis, Video and Polls. Humans have existed as a distinct species for roughly 315,000 years, and for all but a fraction of that time, we drank just one liquid after...
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WEBThe figures are even higher in the US – and rising. The number of people who believe UFO sightings offer likely proof of alien life increased from 20% in 1996 to 34% in 2022. Some 24% of Americans say they’ve seen a UFO. This belief is slightly paradoxical as we have zero evidence that aliens even exist.
Let's Stop Pretending About the Covid-19 Vaccines
WEBAug 23, 2021 · Let’s stop pretending the vaccines are 90% effective and breakthrough cases are “uncommon.”. The real world effectiveness of the Moderna and Pfizer (mRNA) vaccines appears to be sinking like a stone. We started at 94+% within 2 months of vaccination and against the original SARS-CoV-2 strain.