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US researchers at Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL) have found a new way to ...

The findings potentially resolve a long-standing issue with methanol conversion, which has tended to be clunky, inefficient, ...

Everywhere I turn, I’m finding new items in my home that are a source of microplastics. From our cutting boards to our coffee ...

Researchers at the Department of Energy's Oak Ridge National Laboratory developed a method to convert a commonly discarded ...

In the process of converting carbon dioxide into useful chemicals such as ethylene—a key precursor for plastics—a major ...

When I recently heard from Dr. S Banerjee about scientific findings showing the presence of chemicals in umbilical cord blood, it left me deeply concerned. A child’s first breath marks the beginning ...

Canned water may be a popular offering at festivals, but it's pretty hard to come by in the grocery store. Discover why you ...