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By Mark Pierce
Environmental activists have claimed for decades that PFAS (Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) are "forever" chemicals that have been causing disease. Once former Natural Resources Defense Council environmental lawyer Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. joined the Republican team, their belief in homeopathic effects and endocrine>
A new device invented at The Ohio State University is the world's first hybrid solar generator and battery - it solves the problem of finicky solar power generation by having the storage built in.
The key is a mesh solar panel, which allows air to enter the battery, and a special process for transferring electrons>
Dartmouth researchers have determined that the presence of the rare element osmium is on the rise globally. They trace this increase to the consumption of refined platinum, the primary ingredient in catalytic converters, the equipment commonly installed in cars to reduce smog. A volatile form of osmium is generated>
Scientists have identified a hip bone found at Dinosaur Cove in Victoria, Australia that belonged to an ancestor of Tyrannosaurus rex. The discovery is the first evidence that tyrannosaur dinosaurs existed on southern continents. The find, published in Science, sheds new light on the evolutionary history of this group>
Chile’s Chaiten Volcano is shown spewing ash and smoke (centre left of image) into the air for hundreds of km over Argentina’s Patagonia Plateau in this Envisat image acquired on 5 May 2008.
The 1000 m-high volcano had been dormant for thousands of years before erupting on 2 May, causing the evacuation of thousands>
Arctic Ice July 2010 - Update #3An update and a bit of Arctic history.Despite the extensive cloud cover over much of the Arctic it is possible to see some interesting patterns of behavior.Around the Siberian side of the Arctic the ice has already retreated from shore or is in process of retreating. The same goes>
