We could have a problem with our roads: The researchers discovered that sunlight and rain could turn certain compounds in the asphalt into potentially dangerous hydrocarbons, threatening the environment and the people who use these routes. In particular, it is the binder (also called asphalt cement) that is the problem. …
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When microbiologist Jared Leadbeater returned to his office for the first time in months after a work trip, he found something strange. A cream-colored manganese carbonate compound (MnCO3), which coated the glassware he had left in his sink, had gone dark. Something had stolen some of his electrons. “I thought, …
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Earth’s oceans simmer with heat trapped by increasing amounts of greenhouse gases. But a patch of water in the North Atlantic stubbornly resists the trend and actually drops the temperature. This ‘cold drop’ has been a topic of interest to climatologists since it was first seen in 2015. Unfortunately, the …
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