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OceansSynthetic lint ends up in oceans
Microplastics from clothes and other consumer products evade sewage treatment and end up on beaches, studies find.
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LifeA new way to breach the blood-brain barrier
Researchers working with rodents have found a drug that can temporarily open a door for treatments.
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SpacePlanet search finds lots of little guys
The latest collection of extrasolar bodies to be revealed is rich in worlds not much bigger than Earth.
By Nadia Drake -
EarthNature’s crystal palace
Slow-growing crystals formed over thousands of years in Mexico cave.
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SpaceHints of dark matter reported, again
European experiment sees some evidence for a heretofore unseen component of the universe.