Plastic has become embedded in everyday life. That’s because for the last 70 years, the plastics industry convinced consumers to embrace the material for its low cost and disposability.
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Former President Trump is found guilty in historic New York criminal case
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When marijuana becomes a Schedule III instead of a Schedule I substance under federal rules, researchers will face fewer barriers to studying it. But there will still be some roadblocks for science.
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Since the early-2000s, white-tailed deer have been moving north into the boreal forests of western Canada.
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