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How seashells get their strength

January 13, 2016

Summary:Seashells and lobster claws are hard to break, but chalk is soft enough to draw on sidewalks. Though all three are made of calcium

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Super Absorbent material soaks up Oil Spills

December 14, 2015

Summary:In hopes of limiting the disastrous environmental effects of massive oil spills, materials scientists have teamed up to manufacture and test a new material,

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Volcanic Rocks hold clues to Earth’s interior

November 26, 2015

Summary: Earth’s deep interior transport system explains volcanic island lava complexities, report scientists. Studies of rocks found on certain volcanic islands, known as ocean