[ad_1] PICTURE: Marginal zone of sea ice in front of the western Antarctic ice cap. Polynies, ice-free corridors between pack ice and ice sheets, are common in Antarctica today. view more Credit: …
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[ad_1] In 1979, more and more scientific evidence led to an indisputable conclusion: polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) were toxic. These chemicals have been used for years in a wide variety of industrial applications, …
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Read More »The 26,000-pound dinosaur discovery was the largest terrestrial animal on Earth
[ad_1] JOHANNESBURG, South Africa – If humans had lived 200 million years ago, they would have marveled at the greatest dinosaur of his time. This name means "a giant thunderbolt at dawn". …
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[ad_1] An artist impression of the Phoenix lander on Mars, who discovered perchlorate in the Martian regolith. Image Credit: NASA / JPL – Caltech / University of Arizona. If liquid water exists …
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[ad_1] Another week of fighting toxic waters in Lee County has progressed, progress has been reported for canal waters due to increased mitigation efforts by Cape Coral and county authorities. At the …
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