WorldPingMicroplastics are a modern environmental menace and a potential threat to human health.
These tiny pieces of plastic, measuring from 1 to 5,000 micrometers, come mainly from larger plastics as well as sources such as paints and cosmetics.
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We’ve long thought that time has only one dimension. What if we’re wrong?
Rivers may be carrying more microplastics into the world's oceans than previously thought
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WorldPingA second dimension of time has long seemed wholly incompatible with reality.But fresh insights involving black holes and quantum mechanics suggest it deserves another look…
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WorldPingNew Milford plans to redevelop a former brass mill site into a municipal campus. This project includes a new fire-training tower assembled from shipping containers. The town acquired the contaminated property after a lengthy legal dispute.
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