Microplastic contamination has been a much-discussed topic over the last several years, but contamination from even smaller ...

Living cells constantly exchange ions (i.e., charged particles) via the thin barrier that surrounds their interior, known as the outer membrane. Neuroscientists and medical researchers have long been ...

Debates over the presence of microplastics in the human body highlight the challenge of studying something simultaneously ...

Circuit court finds the EPA under President Joe Biden had authority to issue stricter controls on fine particulate matter, ...

Local officials recommended strenuous outdoor activities should be avoided, especially by those with respiratory diseases ...

Activities to avoid when ozone levels are high include refueling vehicles or topping off when refueling, using ...

China's Tianwen-2 spacecraft arrived at near-Earth asteroid 469219 Kamo'oalewa on July 6, 2026, completing a 400-day, 1-billion-kilometer voyage to one of the strangest objects in Earth's neighborhood ...

The Shelby County Health Department has raised questions about the integrity of data behind a May community air monitoring ...

Although the ancient Greek nano means dwarf, in the nano sector the dwarf would be a giant. In the technical realm, nano ...

When you’re driving your car, you’re probably regularly looking at the speedometer to make sure you comply with the local speed limits. The method by which it works is simple enough: ...

A demonstration of how to measure the air temperature using a thermometer. There are temperature differences between day and night, and the temperature varies between shade and full sunshine. We can ...