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How a single cosmic particle added 4,096 votes to an election result

An election recount in Belgium once revealed a bizarre anomaly: a candidate had received exactly 4,096 extra votes, a number that made no mathematical sense. Investigators eventually concluded the ...
The Conversation

Nanoparticles and artificial intelligence can help researchers detect pollutants in water, soil and blood

Andres B. Sanchez Alvarado participated in research into combining spectroscopy and ML to analyze complex samples, which has a patent pending. Across the U.S., hundreds of sites on land or in lakes ...
Health.com

Your Tea Bag Might Be Shedding Billions of Microplastics

Nick Blackmer is a librarian, fact-checker, and researcher with more than 20 years of experience in consumer-facing health and wellness content. Tea bags could release billions of microplastic ...
The New York Times

Microplastics Are Everywhere. Here’s How to Avoid Eating Them.

We independently review everything we recommend. When you buy through our links, we may earn a commission. Learn more› By Katie Okamoto Katie Okamoto is an editor focusing on sustainability. She’s ...
The New York Times

What Is Dust Even Made Of? (And How to Manage It)

We independently review everything we recommend. When you buy through our links, we may earn a commission. Learn more› By Caroline Mullen Caroline Mullen is a writer focused on cleaning and organizing ...