
Environment
Sea life may suffer as plastic bits alter metals in water
This interplay between plastics and metals could affect how each affects the environment — and suggests opportunities for controlling their risks.
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This interplay between plastics and metals could affect how each affects the environment — and suggests opportunities for controlling their risks.
How does a parachute work? Do bigger parachutes work better than smaller parachutes? Find out in this science project whether the size of the parachute matters.
This property causes materials — including some animals’ skin, fur or feathers — to glow under light.
Most people know solids, liquids and gases — but what about the four other states of matter?
This so-called ‘click chemistry’ allows scientists to build complex molecules in the lab and in living cells.
Scientists discover that orb-weaving spiders listen with their legs, detecting sound vibrations that travel through their silken webs.
Data show the plastic ends up tainting drinking water. For now, scientists don’t know what health risks downing these pollutants might pose.
Scientists 3-D printed the new fabric, which has even more tricks up its sleeve — such as conducting electricity and resisting radio waves.
It’s made by pressure-cooking sawdust and water, is cheap and easy to make — and could lead to greener cleaning products than chemicals used today.
Researchers have developed a liquid metal that breaks down carbon dioxide in the air, converting it from a climate threat into a valuable raw material.