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Study: Microbial Breakdown of Recalcitrant Organic Molecules in the Mesopelagic Zone

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Breaking Down Stubborn Molecules (Harrison TASOFF, The UCSB Current ; February 25, 2020) https://www.news.ucsb.edu/2020/019802/breaking-down-stubborn-molecules Image:   Wikimedia Commons - Public Domain Website : Bermuda Atlantic Time-series Study (BATS) http://bats.bios.edu/

Elizabeth WILLIAMS, Female Human Computer: Mathematic Contributions to the Discovery of Pluto

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Plutonian System ( Nix, Hydra and Styx not shown ) Meet the unknown female mathematician whose calculations helped discover Pluto (Meghan BARTELS, Space.com ; February 18, 2020) https://www.space.com/human-computer-elizabeth-williams-pluto-discovery.html Also... 5 Ways Society Sabotages Girls’ Interest in Science and Math (Marshall SHEPHERD, Forbes ; June 9, 2019) https://www.forbes.com/sites/marshallshepherd/2019/06/09/5-ways-society-sabotages-girls-interest-in-science-and-math/#2b3a97df7844

New Air Pollution Measures Adopted - Central Valley, CA

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California adopts first air pollution measures targeting local emissions in Central Valley (Cresencio RODRIGUEZ-DELGADO, Fresno Bee ; February 15, 2020) https://www.fresnobee.com/news/local/article240319891.html Central Valley, California   (Image:  Ken LUND, September 19, 2015;   https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.0/deed.en )

Draining Earth's oceans, revealing the two-thirds of Earth's surface we ...

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