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When the Environmental Protection Agency released its plan earlier this month for addressing marine litter, it named five Asian nations—China, Indonesia, the Philippines, Thailand, and Vietnam—as ...

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Microplastics can leach into food through various mechanisms, so what about the microwave? I asked a professor of public health and a toxicologist about the risks and how to nuke safely in 2025.

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — A tractor-trailer crash has caused delays for drivers on Interstate 95 South near Belvidere Street in Richmond Monday morning. At 6:39 a.m. on Monday, Dec. 22, Virginia State ...

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The Carl Zeiss AURIGA CrossBeam Focused Ion Beam Electron Microscope is a state-of-the-art advanced scanning electron microscope integrated with high-resolution focused ion beam milling that enables ...

"UMass Lowell is among the nation's leading centers for plastics technology, and its Plastics Engineering program...is helping to push new boundaries of how these versatile materials are used, ...

Pour one out for Jim Beam. The maker of one of the U.S.'s most iconic bourbon whiskies is halting production at its flagship distillery in Kentucky for all of 2026 amid the ongoing challenges and ...