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Dusting and Mopping Better Than Air Purifiers for Cleaning Indoor Air After a Wildfire
Even after smoke from a wildfire has visibly cleared, lingering toxins indoors can tank air quality and threaten our health. Harmful chemicals stick around on surfaces and release into the air—and, new research found, air filters won’t get rid of them. In a study published last month in Science Advances, scientists documented how smoke leaves…
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ExxonMobil’s 1970s Climate Projections Were Scarily Accurate
The oil giant’s internal climate models correctly forecast the climate change we’re seeing now.
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New Study Maps Over 50,000 Sites In the U.S. That Are Likely Contaminated With ‘Forever Chemicals’
Researchers have determined that the country is dotted with tens of thousands of locations that may be contaminated by PFAS, which are per- and poly-fluoroalkyl substances — aka forever chemicals that do not disintegrate over time in nature or in the human body. Now, they’re mapping those sites to help regulators better direct resources toward…
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Sony’s Next Spider-Man Universe Movie Is… El Muerto?
CinemaCon, a three-day event in Las Vegas, is one of those trade conventions that inevitably turns into a pop culture press event, as big studios take the opportunity to get on centre stage and share their plans for the next few years. And boy howdy, did Sony ever take advantage of the moment. According to…