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Florida Superfund cleanup slips from July to September as residents wait for visible work
4+ day, 25+ min ago (489+ words) "They said they were supposed to start doing it, but I haven't seen anybody come out." After years of waiting, residents living and working near a Superfund cleanup site in Pensacola, Fla. will have to wait some more. With clean-up…...
Scientists in Chicago remotely controlled a wireless brain implant in South Korea over the internet
4+ day, 10+ hour ago (709+ words) "The biggest challenge is demonstrating long-term safety and reliability in the human brain." Using an internet connection from Chicago, scientists operated a wireless brain implant located in South Korea, illustrating how connected technology could reshape neuroscience research. What the test…...
DOE puts $3 million behind polyester-eating enzymes to turn textile waste into new polyester
4+ day, 14+ hour ago (698+ words) Making that work cheaply remains the central problem. The U.S. Department of Energy is backing a biotech effort led by Protein Evolution that could help turn worn-out polyester into fresh fabric instead of sending it to the trash, WWD reported. At…...
Dyson launches AI toothbrush with camera in the brush head that streams to your phone
4+ day, 21+ hour ago (474+ words) "Could this be the future of household appliances?" Artificial intelligence is often discussed in terms of its controversial implications, such as job losses, privacy risks, and soaring energy demand. However, Dyson is trying to use the technology to address something…...
Texas releases 700 million sterile flies that glow under UV to stop flesh-eating screwworm
5+ day, 9+ hour ago (446+ words) A fly-control campaign in Texas is drawing attention for both its enormous scale and one especially unusual detail: Texas Parks and Wildlife says that more than 700 million sterile flies have already been released to help stop a flesh-eating parasite. Even…...
Vancouver Island’s largest bat roost stays strong at over 2,000 animals amid white-nose threat
5+ day, 10+ hour ago (366+ words) "We're increasing slowly, it looks like." Vancouver Island's largest known bat maternity roost has undergone its first official population check of the season. The results suggest that despite a slight dip from 2025, the colony remains resilient. According to the Comox…...
More Colorado homes near old smelter could qualify for cleanup as EPA lowers lead limit
5+ day, 13+ hour ago (551+ words) Families living near Pueblo's former Colorado Smelter may soon have a better chance of getting contaminated soil cleaned up as federal officials consider stricter lead limits for residential soil and indoor dust. The change under consideration could bring additional properties…...
Even small bites of ocean plastic can alter seabird chick growth, study finds
5+ day, 23+ hour ago (349+ words) Adults can unknowingly pass along bits of plastic through regurgitation. Plastic pollution is doing more than piling up in remote ocean waters. New research suggests it may be changing the bodies of southern giant petrel chicks before they are fully…...
Wisconsin city spends $200,000 a year, drills deeper wells to keep farm nitrates out of tap water
1+ week, 5+ hour ago (781+ words) "I would take city water, municipal water, over well water here any day, especially in this region." Chippewa Falls, Wis., now spends about $200,000 each year to keep agricultural nitrate pollution out of its drinking water, a striking development for a…...
London surgeons use AI to flag nerves during brain surgery, helping save a man's sight
1+ week, 9+ hour ago (500+ words) "It feels like I've got a 360‑degree panoramic view of everything around me." A team of neurosurgeons in London carried out what health officials called the world's first successful AI-assisted brain tumor removal, and the technology helped preserve a patient's…...