In addition to being found in soil, small amounts of heavy metals can be spotted naturally in the environment, including in food products, due to air, water, and soil exposure, according to the Girl Scouts.
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Jonathan Limehouse,
USA TODAY,
1 Mar. 2025
This is the largest military conflict on European soil since 1945, and the Continent’s leaders recognize the stakes for their security.
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The Wall Street Journal,
Twin Cities,
28 Feb. 2025
Astronomers believe ice connected to small dust grains is where most of the water in the universe can be found — and is likely where the water that created Earth’s oceans originated.
SPHEREx will be able to create a map of the sky through different wavelengths of infrared light.
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Ashley Strickland,
CNN,
8 Mar. 2025
For example, biomedical scientists and clinicians trained by NIH grants are addressing locally relevant issues such as coal workers’ pneumoconiosis, commonly known as black lung disease, which occurs when coal dust is inhaled.
In the summer, the fluid in the pipes — often water and food-grade glycol, a synthetic liquid used in salad dressing — brings heat from the homes down into the earth, where the heat is released.
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Nara Schoenberg,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Mar. 2025
On top of that, the distance from the moon to the earth makes human control impossible, so robotic probes must touch down autonomously.
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