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Whether they are laundry detergents, mascara, or Christmas chocolate, many everyday products contain fatty acids from palm ...

In cattle, sheep, goats, alpacas, llamas, deer, and similar ruminants, fermentation occurs in the foregut (rumen, C1, or pseudorumen). In monogastric or polygastric animals, these prebiotics are ...

Plastic is everywhere in modern society. While it has paved the way for enormous progress, the pollution it leaves behind is ...

That includes cleanrooms where spacecrafts are assembled. These places are designed to minimize dust and microorganisms in ...

A realistic look at the kitchen habits we stand by, the science that contradicts them, and why we keep doing them anyway.

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In agricultural production, microplastics have become environmental pollutants that cannot be ignored. They may not only ...

M.S. in Biodiversity Data Analytics Program Director Viorel Popescu examines why biodiversity commitments are running into a ...

Over the past year, scientists at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, in the U.K., officially named 125 plants and 65 fungi. The ...