Pair of large quakes rattle Texas oil patch, putting spotlight on water disposal
Two large earthquakes that hit the Permian basin, the top U.S. oilfield, this week have rattled the Texas oil industry and ...
Elaina’s Experiments: Pepper on a plate
Each Monday during 17 News at Noon, on Elaina’s Experiments, Kern County STEM educators and enthusiasts share ideas for ...
A new theory explains how water first arrived on Earth
When Earth first formed, it was too hot to retain ice. This means all the water on our planet must have originated from ...
Scientists understood physics of climate change in the 1800s – thanks to a woman named Eunice Foote
(THE CONVERSATION) Long before the current political divide over climate change, and even before the U.S. Civil War (1861-1865), an American scientist named Eunice Foote documented the underlying ...
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MPs Entering Human Circulation through Infusions: A Significant Pathway and Health Concern
Human uptake of microplastic particles (MPs) is causing increasing health concerns, and there is mounting pressure to evaluate the associated risks. While MPs can be ingested, breathed in, or drank in ...