Study demonstrates potential support for ban on microbeads in cosmetics

Study demonstrates potential support for ban on microbeads in cosmetics Plymouth UK (SPX) Nov 14, 2016 - Public awareness regarding the presence of microbeads within personal care products is lacking in some areas but there are strong indications that a ban on their inclusion would be widely supported, according to new research. A study led by the University of Plymouth explored attitudes regarding the presence of microplastic particles within readily available cosmetics. It found while certa ... more

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Spaceflight Industries Reveals First Images from BlackSky Pathfinder-1

Spaceflight Industries Reveals First Images from BlackSky Pathfinder-1 Seattle WA (SPX) Nov 16, 2016 - Spaceflight Industries, a next-generation space company enabling access to space and redefining global intelligence, has revealed some of the first photos captured by its BlackSky Pathfinder-1 satellite after a successful launch on September 26 from Satish Dhawan Space Center in Sriharikota, India. Additional images from Pathfinder-1 can be found on the BlackSky blog. "The preliminary resu ... more

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Spaceflight Industries Reveals First Images from BlackSky Pathfinder-1

Spaceflight Industries Reveals First Images from BlackSky Pathfinder-1 Seattle WA (SPX) Nov 16, 2016 - Spaceflight Industries, a next-generation space company enabling access to space and redefining global intelligence, has revealed some of the first photos captured by its BlackSky Pathfinder-1 satellite after a successful launch on September 26 from Satish Dhawan Space Center in Sriharikota, India. Additional images from Pathfinder-1 can be found on the BlackSky blog. "The preliminary resu ... more

Study demonstrates potential support for ban on microbeads in cosmetics Plymouth UK (SPX) Nov 14, 2016 - Public awareness regarding the presence of microbeads within personal care products is lacking in some areas but there are strong indications that a ban on their inclusion would be widely supported, according to new research. A study led by the University of Plymouth explored attitudes regarding the presence of microplastic particles within readily available cosmetics. It found while certa ... more

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Quantifying the hidden environmental cost of hydroelectric dams

Quantifying the hidden environmental cost of hydroelectric dams Washington DC (SPX) Nov 14, 2016 - Hydroelectricity is a renewable energy, and the facilities that produce it give off less greenhouse gases than other power plants. But damming bodies of water can lead to the production and release of methylmercury from the soil. This toxic compound can move up the food chain and potentially harm human health. In the ACS journal Environmental Science and Technology, researchers quantify th ... more

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Dakota Access pipeline delayed

Dakota Access pipeline delayed Washington (UPI) Nov 15, 2016 - A federal decision on the Dakota Access pipeline shows Washington is listening, though parties to the debate differed on the wisdom of that attention. The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers said further review was needed in order to assess tribal interests associated with the construction of the last few hundred feet of the Dakota Access pipeline. The decision means pipeline consortium Energy ... more

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NASA finds unusual origins of high-energy electrons

NASA finds unusual origins of high-energy electrons Greenbelt MD (SPX) Nov 16, 2016 - High above the surface, Earth's magnetic field constantly deflects incoming supersonic particles from the sun. These particles are disturbed in regions just outside of Earth's magnetic field - and some are reflected into a turbulent region called the foreshock. New observations from NASA's THEMIS mission show that this turbulent region can accelerate electrons up to speeds approaching the speed ... more

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Scientists probe underground depths of Earth's carbon cycle

Scientists probe underground depths of Earth's carbon cycle Chicago IL (SPX) Nov 14, 2016 - Understanding how carbon dissolves in water at the molecular level under extreme conditions is critical to understanding the Earth's deep carbon cycle--a process that ultimately influences global climate change. Contrary to current geochemical models, the carbon dissolved in water-rich fluid at the bottom of the Earth's upper mantle is not in the form of carbon dioxide but rather in carbonate an ... more

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