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World's largest particle smasher halts for upgrade to boost hunt for dark matter

3+ hour, 53+ min ago  (683+ words) Meyrin (Switzerland) (AFP) " The world's most powerful particle accelerator will Monday shutter operations for four years of renovations to dramatically boost its collision-capacity and the potential for unlocking one of the greatest mysteries of the Universe: dark matter. Issued on:…...

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Industry contamination of soil with toxic metals exposes failure to translate science into policy

2+ mon, 3+ week ago  (190+ words) Eve Irvine is pleased to welcome Dr. Jagannath Biswakarma, Honorary Senior Research Associate at the University of Bristol. As an environmental scientist, his work focuses on understanding how human activity reshapes the natural systems we depend on, often in ways…...

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EU urged to broadly restrict 'forever chemicals"

3+ mon, 1+ day ago  (640+ words) Helsinki (AFP) " "Forever chemicals" pose a growing risk to health and the environment and should be broadly banned across the European Union, with some exceptions, EU experts said in findings published on Thursday. Issued on: 26/03/2026 - 13: 27 Officially called PFAS, the substances…...

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