How to Destroy 'Forever Chemicals'

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January 31, 2022

Pollution How to Destroy 'Forever Chemicals' Health-damaging PFASs are nearly impossible to break down—but a new hot-water technique can destroy them By Lars Fischer

Psychology Most of Us Combine Personality Traits from Different Genders New research underscores that almost everyone’s personality blends “more often seen in men” and “more-often-seen in women” characteristics By Spencer Greenberg,Holly Muir

Fossil Fuels Los Angeles Bans New Oil Wells, Will Phase Out Existing Ones The city council voted unanimously to end drilling in the city for public health reasons By Anne C. Mulkern,E&E News

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Medicine How Many COVID Vaccine Boosters Will We Need? Endless boosting might not be a practical or sustainable strategy, scientists say By Clare Watson,Nature magazine

Plants Thousands of Tree Species Remain Unknown to Science New research suggests there are 14 percent more tree species out there than previously believed By Stephanie Pappas

Conservation Restoring Sea Turtles' Numbers Also Restored Their Ecosystem Turtle eggs feed the dunes in which they are laid and serve as a reminder of how humans conservation efforts reap positive effects By Gabe Andrews

Defense Russian Cyberattacks against the U.S. Could Focus on Disinformation Direct system invasions are possible, but efforts to sow confusion and division are more likely By Justin Pelletier,The Conversation US

Neuroscience Lego Robot with an Organic 'Brain' Learns to Navigate a Maze The neuromorphic computing device solved the puzzle by working like an animal brain would By Saugat Bolakhe

Ecology Gold Mining Is Poisoning Amazon Forests with Mercury Mitigation strategies typically do not include forests, but my team’s research suggests they should By Jacqueline Gerson

Astronomy How Measuring Time Shaped History From Neolithic constructions to atomic clocks, how humans measure time reveals what we value most By Clara Moskowitz

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FROM THE ARCHIVE Forever Chemicals Are Widespread in U.S. Drinking Water Experts hope that with the incoming Biden administration, the federal government will finally regulate a class of chemicals known as PFASs By Annie Sneed | January 2021

QUOTE OF THE DAY "Some argue that the persistence of PFAS is so great that [they should be phased] out of production as they are not part of a sustainable world." Jamie DeWitt, associate professor of pharmacology and toxicology at East Carolina University's Brody School of Medicine

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