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Nov 23 2024ENTERTAINMENT

Volcano Bay's Chilly Shutdown

Central Florida is getting a chill this week, and Universal Volcano Bay is feeling the cold snap too. The water park will stay closed on Saturday, November 23, after being shut down on Thursday and Friday due to low temperatures. If you're planning a visit, call 407-817-8317 or check Universal Orlan

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Nov 21 2024POLITICS

Bill Nye Blasts RFK Jr. ’s Proposed Fluoride Ban

Bill Nye, the famous engineer and TV personality, has criticized Robert F. Kennedy Jr. for his controversial plan to eliminate fluoride from the nation’s drinking water. "I think he's lost his way, " Nye commented recently. Kennedy, nominated for the secretary of health and human services position,

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Nov 21 2024ENVIRONMENT

Metal Levels in Marine Stingrays: A Closer Look at Johor Waters

Have you ever wondered what lurks beneath the surface of Johor Waters when it comes to marine life? A recent study took a deep dive into the heavy metal levels of stingrays from Pontian, Muar, and Batu Pahat. These metals, like copper, zinc, arsenic, cadmium, lead, and mercury, can build up in the r

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Nov 20 2024ENVIRONMENT

Fungi Underwater: Unsung Heroes of Aquatic Life

Imagine diving into a lake and taking a closer look at the tiny, often unnoticed creatures living there. Among these are fungi, the unsung heroes of aquatic life. Just like their terrestrial counterparts, these water-dwelling fungi play crucial roles in the underwater world. They help break down org

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Nov 20 2024ENVIRONMENT

Boosting Wastewater Treatment: A Look into Multi-Stage Flow-Through Systems

Cleaning up wastewater is a big deal. One way to do it is by using electrochemical flow-through systems. These systems can break down tough pollutants like amoxicillin (AMX) in water. Researchers used a special type of anode made of porous Ti-ENTA/SnO2-Sb to test how well these systems work. They fo

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Nov 20 2024ENVIRONMENT

Making Safe Drinking Water a Reality: Where Are Bihar's Remediation Units?

Water quality is a big deal in Bihar, India, where many people rely on groundwater for drinking. The state has a lot of issues with arsenic, iron, and fluoride in its water. The government has been trying to fix this by installing remediation units. But are these units going in the right places? Let

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Nov 19 2024HEALTH

Cadmium in Rice: How Porewater Predicts the Danger

Cadmium (Cd) pollution is a serious threat to human health, especially when it ends up in our rice. Predicting how much Cd will be in rice grains is tough because the soil is complex and varies a lot. Scientists found that the water in the soil pores, during the time when rice grains are filling out

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Nov 19 2024ENVIRONMENT

Plastic Pollution from Pavements: A Hidden Threat

You know how tires leave tiny bits of rubber on the road? Those bits are called microplastics. But did you know that pavements can also release these tiny plastics into the water that runs off roads? A study looked into this over two years. They discovered that asphalt roads let out the most micropl

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Nov 19 2024SCIENCE

Tiny Silver Nanoparticles in Porous Supports for Faster Dye Degradation

Ever wondered how to make catalysts that work superfast and can be easily used? Scientists figured out a way by creating tiny silver nanoparticles, called nano-Ag, and placing them in special porous supports called hyper-cross-linked supports (HCP-CC). These supports have lots of tiny holes that mak

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Nov 19 2024ENVIRONMENT

Bubbles Boost Algae's Power to Clean Water

Imagine tiny bubbles dancing through water, helping tiny algae grow bigger. These aren't regular bubbles; they're micro-nano bubbles, or MNBs for short. Scientists used them to boost the power of Chlorella vulgaris algae to clean water. The world's water is facing a big problem: antibiotics are pol

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