On April 20, SpaceX’s Starship got its first test launch and exploded minutes later. The explosion caused debris from the rocket to wash up on the shores around the Starbase launch facility
Michigan’s Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (MDARD) has broadened its interior quarantine for the hemlock woolly adelgid, a pervasive threat to the state’s 170 million hemlock trees. Effective from August 1,
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Brazil’s Trindade Island, an isolated volcanic refuge about 1,140 km away from the mainland, has always held a magnetic appeal for scientists. However, the recent discovery of ‘plastiglomerates’ – rocks interlaced with
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South Bay beachgoers were met with unexpected yellow “High Bacteria” signs in the three beach cities and Palos Verdes, indicating a spike in bacterial levels surpassing state standards. The Los Angeles County
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The California Department of Food and Agriculture (CDFA) has declared a distinctive quarantine, unprecedented in the Western Hemisphere, targeting the invasive and potentially harmful Tau fruit fly, predominantly spotted in the upscale
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The Batagaika crater, renowned as the world’s largest permafrost crater, located in Russia’s Far East, is rapidly thawing, raising alarm bells among scientists worldwide. This natural phenomenon has set a series of
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In the quaint town of Long Eaton, Derbyshire, an environmental health crisis is taking root. An infestation of Oak Processionary Moths (OPM) is causing grave concern. As the caterpillars descend upon oak
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The Spotted Lanternfly, an invasive insect wreaking havoc on crops and native plants, has made an unwelcome appearance in Cleveland, Ohio, notably in St. Joseph Cemetery. Ohio State University (OSU) researchers Thomas
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A major finding was released by the World Health Organization (WHO), the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Joint Expert Committee on Food Additives
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Aspartame, a non-nutritive sweetener popular since the 1980s, has long been a preferred sugar substitute due to its low-calorie count and its potency—200 times sweeter than sugar. Its ubiquitous presence can be
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The natural world is home to hidden dangers that can prove fatal to unsuspecting individuals. One such perilous entity is the “Tree of Death,” also known as the Manchineel tree (Hippomane mancinella).
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