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Your kitchen toaster, the same one that quietly sits on the counter between weekend brunches, may be flooding your home with ...

In recent years, astronomers have become increasingly interested in a theoretical particle known as the axion, which was ...

Tiny animals like oysters, mussels, zooplankton, and insect larvae filter debris and algae to keep lakes, rivers, and seas clear.

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Invisible pollutants at the nanoscale are quietly entering bodies and ecosystems, yet standard toxicology tools still treat ...