Quantifying and tracking PBAT microplastic degradation in soil. A newly developed thermal-assisted alkali hydrolysis and LC–MS method enables accurate quantification of PBAT microplastics and their ...

Electrons flow underground in ways far more extensive than once believed, forming networks that link distant chemical zones. Minerals, organic molecules, and specialized bacteria can act as bridges, ...

A waterflood pressurizes the reservoir and sweeps oil toward producers by injecting treated water into designated injection wells. It is the workhorse of secondary recovery, extending plateau rates, ...

Recently U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean P. Duffy, told a group of Congressional members and infrastructure stakeholders that, “Our mission is to build as quickly and as much as possible,” in ...

Lethal injection is a common form of execution in a number of countries, most prominently the US and China. The protocols currently used in the US contain three drugs: an ultrashort-acting barbiturate ...

Most US executions are beset by procedural problems that could lead to insufficient anesthesia in executions. This hypothesis has been supported by findings of low postmortem blood thiopental levels ...

A team of researchers in China has found a way to bring dead lithium-ion batteries back to life, potentially reducing both the amount of waste that’s quickly piling up from spent electric vehicle (EV) ...

Executioners delivered the fatal dose of pentobarbital in the death chamber of Riverbend Maximum Security Institution in Nashville. The victims were Smith's estranged wife 35-year-old Judith Robirds ...

(Beyond Pesticides, April 30, 2025) A literature review published in Ecosystem Services by researchers at Sant’Anna School of Advanced Studies and Rodale Institute European Regenerative Organic Center ...