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Milky Way: A Night Sky Wonder
The same new moon that sets up the total solar
eclipse Aug. 1 will create dark night-sky conditions for stargazing, making
this a great time to check out the beautiful midsummer Milky Way.
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McDonald's and Greenwashing
McDonald’s, the world-famous fast-food chain best known for its golden arches and Big Macs, bills itself as a leader “in environmental conservation.” A few weeks ago I walked into a McDonald’s restaurant for the first time in a year and ordered the new sweet tea drink. To my surprise the drink comes in a styrofoam cup.
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Global Warming Forecasts Not Taking Into Account Nanoscale Atmospheric Aero
Researchers say brown carbons -- a nanoscale atmospheric aerosol species -- are being overlooked when scientists put together computer models for climate studies. They have developed a new technique to precisely determine optical properties of brown carbon nanoparticles over the entire visible light, ultraviolet and infrared spectrums.
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Fruit Flies Provide Insight Into Bacterial Infections In Humans
Researchers have used a fruit fly (Drosophila) model of infection to provide new insight into the molecular mechanisms underlying the virulence of the bacterium Pseudomonas aeruginosa, which is a major cause of infections in individuals who are hospitalized, have burn wounds, or have cystic fibrosis.
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