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The importance of ocean creatures
Oceanography

The importance of ocean creatures

Atmospheric scientists have identified a new mechanism that could be of great importance because, because of this mechanism, chemical waste from floating plants (Phytopl…

December 17, 2018
Artificial rubber from biomass materials
Environment

Artificial rubber from biomass materials

The Japanese Bridgestone Corporation successfully studied high-cis polyisoprene (IR) synthetic rubber from Isoprene. This type of rubber is used in the car industry, mak…

December 16, 2018
Controversy about plants that cause lung cancer
Cancer

Controversy about plants that cause lung cancer

After years of doubt and controversy, scientists at the University of North Carolina claim that plants can also pollute the air, affecting human health, due to the effec…

December 14, 2018