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Mirror world of dark particles could explain cosmic anomaly

Physics World

Most notably the cosmological value inferred from fluctuations in radiation known as the cosmic microwave background (CMB), which was generated when electrons and protons combined to form neutral hydrogen atoms a few hundred thousand years after the Big Bang.

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Bad science and bad ethics in Peter Gleick’s Review of “Apocalypse Never” at Yale Climate Connections

Environmental Progress

In reality I debunk the unscientific claim that humans are causing a “sixth mass extinction,” and make the case that our conservation concern should be focused on protecting and expanding habitat and the number of wild animals. Gleick defends Holdren and the Ehrlichs as part of his broader defense of Malthusianism. Why else use it?

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The Chemical Compound—December 2021

Arnold Porter

The partial exemption petition process was created by a 2003 rulemaking for the Inventory Update Rule, the predecessor to the CDR Rule. In October 2021, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (NYSDEC) announced the release of draft water quality guidance values for PFOA, PFOS, and 1,4-dioxane.[[N: 47102 (Aug.

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