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An international team of researchers, led by the University of Queensland and Imperial College London, has proposed a new framework for scientists detecting and measuring microplastics in the human ...

We like to think of ourselves as hardy Wisconsinites, capable of braving the bitter cold to enjoy life during the winter. But over the next few days, when forecasts predict wind chills as low as minus ...

Jenni Shearston has received funding from the National Institutes of Health. I grew up in rural Colorado, deep in the mountains, and I can still remember the first time I visited Denver in the early ...

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